The cats have occasionally caught and killed these and I wondered about them because they are obviously not skinks. Skinks and 2 kinds of geckos are common around the house but I finally found a live one of the mystery lizards on the hill that I managed to photograph.
Nothing yellow-throated about this lizard, it is red! Yellow-throated Plated Lizards or Gerrhosaurus flavigularis are bigger than skinks and apparently also can be kept as pets and live for over 10 years, eating millipedes and other large insects. This one crouched there long enough for me to photograph i but then rushed off under a rock, which was presumably it's home, they live in burrows.
I don't usually go walking around in the rocks around midday, it's too hot but these guys like it and you won't see them at other times.
It turned out a very beautiful photo of a snake on the background of the rock, I really liked it!
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It's not a snake, it's a lizard ;)
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Thank!
I thought it was a snake :-))
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In my childhood I saw many times wild lizards that ran in meadows and in ravines. At school we were told that if the lizard grabbed the tail, the tail would come off and the lizard would run away. I once saw a lizard with a very small tail. Probably someone grabbed her and she left the tail, that would be saved.
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They do lose their tails. I have many stumpy-tailed lizards at my house thanks to my cats
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looks like a snake 😲 very wonderful colors and love the details. wonderful photography ❤
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They are quite snake-like
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Pretty nice, never saw one like this with red :) have a great weekend catlady!
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Thank you and same to you!
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😊 thanksss!!😊
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Nice photo, they move so quick. They do look like a skunk and the colours are amazing.
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I felt lucky to manage to photograph this one
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