Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

JamesThomas

I live and work on a small farm. Everyday there are many new adventures and things to see and discover. Today, I was happy to meet with this charming little fellow. Make note of his tail.

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JamesThomas

He's a Blue-belly lizard. 1st I have seen like this.

jgnat

Some lizards detach their tails if startled, and grow them back. Maybe that's what happened to this fellow?

We have three cats on the farm. One, TigerBear, especially likes to catch lizards. So many have surrendered their tails to her, I wouldn't be surprised if we evolved a new tailless species here; as they would likely be the ones most apt to survive as they have no convenient long handle to grab. But instead we have this new forked handled verity. Go figure.

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JamesThomas

Well, looks like a lizard with a forked tail is not as amazing as I thought it was. I'm too easy to impress I guess.

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Apostate Kate

I think its great! What a rare shot.

We too live out aways (hi desert-Mojave) and just adore all the wildlife. I had a beautiful blue whiptail lizard I think it is called that lived on my house. We have a mini zoo here. I just rescued a parrot this week. I am still trying to figure out what kind. Seems he can be an irritating bird and was being passed around. He loves it here, we think he's cool.

parakeet

JamesThomas: ***Well, looks like a lizard with a forked tail is not as amazing as I thought it was.***

JT, you have to remember that most of us spent a good portion of our lives believing the most outlandish tales spun by the WTS -- a million species of animals literally stuffed into a tiny ark, grass-eating lions, seas spontaneously parting, etc. After stories like that, a little lizard with a forked tail doesn't peg the needle on the Whoa! meter. I will say, however, that he is a very sweet and unusual lizard.

parakeet, of the loves-birds-AND-reptiles class

outnfree

This young ground skink's "forked" tail is a result of its tail not breaking off completely when it was grabbed by a predator. A "new" tail grew beside the injured tail.

From: http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/molizard/index.htm

I was impressed, too, JamesThomas!

Brenda

BabaYaga

Neat-O, thanks!

Quandry

Cool picture. I was impressed, as I've never seen a forked tail on a lizard. I really enjoy lizards and other wildlife, also.

Sunning Himself on a Silk Tree.

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