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[ruru]

can anyone tell me what this is and how it might be cared for?
my friend saved it, it was in shippment of charcoal from mexico....anything at all would be very helpful

 

[ruru]

this is the only pic i have of it im sorry its not good at all.
but i cant get another, please message me with the info if you have any....i dont have internet so i can only get on about once a day from my phone to check.

 

[ruru]

Anyone got anything?

 

[jdog1027]

I searched around and didn't see anything resembling this based on what is found geographically in Mexico. It certainly looks to be a type of lizard of the genus Sceloporus. They are commonly called Fence or Swift lizards here. There a few species resmbling your's from Ecuador called Spiny lizards, which are also from the genus Sceloporus. They are fairly easy to keep, as long as you provide a very warm basking spot. What does it's underside look like? Sceloporus lizards usualy have a bright color along the edge of their underside, especially males. It's usualy an electric blue.

 

[ruru]

thank you!! il have to look that up, im not sure what color is on it's belly i will have to find out from my friend, im hopeing that it IS in the genus your talking about so it can be kept

 

[ruru]

its belly is tan.

 

[Elizadolots]

It reminds me of what we (inaccurately) call "fence lizards" here (in San Diego). I can't give you any help on what they need.

 

[ruru]

yes i just googled the genus and have come up with a couple things it could possibly be...here are the links to what i think it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagebrush_lizard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_fence_lizard
both look really simular to the little guy my friend has, and both are in the same genus so the keeping for it should be relativaly simular to either on of these shouldnt it?
i just have to find out what that is.

 

[jdog1027]

If it came from Mexico, it's not the Eastern. When I searched this the other day, Sagebrush lizard caught my eye, but was somewhat different looking, but the picture here in your link looks pretty similar. They are really easy to keep. I have bred the Eastern kind before, and I had them set up in a cage very similar to what you would keep a Bearded Dragon in. A 20 gallon long aquarium with a UVB, 85-95F basking site, some type of plants (real or fake) misted once or twice a day.

 

[NastyNate]

I'd used to catch those guys as a kid, still do if I see em out while hiking. We'd call them Blue Bellies. Same lizard as the link you posted. Looks like it could be one of them. If you don't want to take the time or effort to keep it, I'm sure it would do well in the wild (depending where you live).

 

[ruru]

lol the little guy is in pa now ....and theres snow on the ground i dont think he'd do to good ....told my friend how to care for it for the most part until i can completely figure out what the little guy needs to live, other then the basic food, water, temp, enclosure.

 

[JackP308]

you really have snow on the ground? Reality of winter is now starting to sink in.

 

[brooklynelizabeth]

you really have snow on the ground? Reality of winter is now starting to sink in.

I have 12 inches of snow on the ground husband has our Artic cats out and sitting in the garage bay ready to play...excited