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#herpetology

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Today's lizard report:
got the iguana, the wee spiny lizard, the zebra-tailed lizard and this tiger whiptail (Aspidoscelis tigris) to eat out of my hand. Oddly, the large spiny lizards (Sceloporus magister) that were so easy to tame last fall are all being skittish and my buddies haven't shown up at all.

This is the tiger whiptail taking a dried mealworm from my hand.

A slender brown lizard with tiger-like brown and beige markings on its neck and sides and a pointy, triangular nose reaches up to take a mealworm from my hand.
#lizards#herps#herpetology
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Went #BikeHerping and found this lil fellow, Western Banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus, the native one. Then I got home and found a wee baby one in the yard.

Only other herp I saw on my ride was a sadly squashed little Western Diamondback rattlesnake.

I saw a second desert iguana in the neighbors yard today and two very large spiny lizards in the woodpile that I hadn't seen before. Everybody is out, finally!

A small pale yellowish lizard with a striped tail, irregular brown blotches on its torso and brown circular spots on its head. It has a slightly green area between its eyes and its legs are light pink.
#herps#Lizards#herpetology
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The zebra-tail lizard came back but wouldn't get closer than about 4 feet again. And the big spiny lizard on the wall yesterday is still skittish. But I did get a whiptail to take dried mealworms from my hand. The iguana ate out of my hand again. Pretty amazing to get a whiptail to take worms directly from me. They are usually super fast and super skittish. The iguana is very shy but I think wants to be friends, just isn't sure yet.

I've decided that if I were a cartoonist, I would draw animated cartoons of the lizards' behavior and personalities because they're all so different!

#Lizards#Herps#Herpetology
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Just after I posted this, I looked outside and a big fat Desert Spiny lizard (Sceloporus genus, probably S. magister) was sitting on the wall. I've got it eating dried mealworms from about 4 feet away, but hasn't taken any from my hand yet. These seem to be the easiest ones to tame.

This is the same species as Bill and Harriet, and about the same size as Bill, but it's not him.

A large speckled blizzard sitting on a cement wall. It has a light blue splotch under its chin.
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This handsome critter showed up this morning for the first time since going into hibernation. I managed to lure it in with mealworms, which it eventually took from my hand.

Desert iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis

The Zebra Tailed lizard in the yard earlier ate a ton of worms that I tossed, but wouldn't come close.

Still no sign of Harriet and Bill, my porch lizard friends from last fall. I'm really hoping to hang out with them again before I have to go north for the summer. It's hot enough now that they should all be coming out of hibernation.

A large beige lizard sitting on dry ground. It has brown and beige stripes on the tail and a brown back with beige spots.
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Newest episode of herphighlights is about smooth snakes and vipers!
herphighlights.podbean.com/e/2

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#snakes
#smoothSnakes
#vipers
#frog
#herps
#herpetology

herphighlights.podbean.com225 Smooth Snakes vs Vipers | Herpetological HighlightsAre rare meadow vipers under threat from the world’s smoothest snake? We find out, then we chat about why asp vipers come in different colours.  Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/herphighlights Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/herphighlights/shop Full reference list available here: http://www.herphighlights.podbean.com Main Paper References: Wenner B, Móré A, Radovics D, Bancsik B, Budai M, Rák G, Kovács G, Szabolcs M, Korsós Z, Mizsei E. 2025. The Smooth Snake is not a threat to the Meadow Viper: predator–prey interactions of a reptile specialist snake. Community Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s42974-025-00234-9. Dubey S, Zwahlen V, Mebert K, Monney J-C, Golay P, Ott T, Durand T, Thiery G, Kaiser L, Geser SN, Ursenbacher S. 2015. Diversifying selection and color-biased dispersal in the asp viper. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15:99. DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0367-4. Editing and Music: Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com Intro visuals – Paul Snelling  
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