saw a post about geckos and wanted to post this photo I took of tiny (then undescribed) day gecko species i found right outside my house but i can't seem to find it. here's a another I took while on a survey of the herpetofauna of that region 8 years back in 5 days from today.
i believe the common name and even the scientific name has changed but I know it as the Termite Hill Gecko (Hemidactylus triedrus) and it does get a lot more vividly coloured than this.
@eclectech @hollie That lizard is very tolerant of my nonsense.
@eclectech @hollie It was probably the snakes with hats thing that inspired me to make a party hat for my lizard for his 1st birthday.
Lundi, 10h20, en direct du bac à semis, Jean-lézard se pose des questions sur ses choix de vie.
a garden lizard Calores versicolor sitting pretty. this one's possible a male owing to the spines on the back. took this photo exactly 8 years back, yesterday.
Gently evicting a tiny lizard from our rental house. They were very chill about it.
One of my first photos of Jerry and one of my most recent ones, with my hand for scale in both.
In the first photo he was 12 weeks old and 33 cm long, in the second he was 4 years, 2 months old and 51 cm long. He'd done most of his growing by his first birthday.
Yesterday was Jerry's Gotcha Day, 4 years exactly since we brought him home from the lizard breeder we bought him from.
I have the date marked in my calendar in part because that also means it's time to change the tube in his UV-B lamp, which he needs in order to ensure he gets enough vitamin D. The output of these tubes declines with time and they need to be periodically replaced, and for the brand I use the manufacturer recommends doing so every 12 months.
#Malediven 2010
Fotografiert mit #Sony α200 DSLR
Visited Stoney Creek Swimming Hole this morning and saw several Lace Monitors.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wezm/albums/72177720323872014/
Jerry has been hiding a lot lately, but can be tempted out of his log with a blueberry.
#SilentSunday #lizard #LizardsOfMastodon
A brown anole (Anolis sagrei) March 2019
Getting rather stressed that it's 12 days until we go away for nearly 6 weeks and I still don't have a sitter for this guy.
@pandanus @futurebird My reptilian supervisor is quite a bit smaller, but she does keep a close eye on me whenever I'm outside hanging out the laundry, just in case I have some more treats for her.
Hmmm. 6 weeks until we go away for our summer/winter holidays, and I still need to find someone to look after this dude.
Blue tongue skinks are super convenient pets if you're going away for up to about two weeks or so. Adults can comfortably go that long without eating so with heating and lighting on a thermostat and timers, a reservoir of drinking water, and (in summer) aircon left on in the room to avoid overheating he is absolutely fine being left home alone. Longer than that, though, and it can get a bit tricky.
Unlike more common pets like dogs and cats there are no commercial kennels/pet sitters for scaly sausages. Also his enclosure is big, heavy, and fragile, so moving it to a volunteer pet sitter's home is not really practical. So, either I need someone willing to come to my house once a week to give him food and fresh water, or I need to improvise a portable temporary enclosure.
I tried to tempt the scaly croissant with a strawberry treat, but he wouldn't take it until I put it in his food bowl.
"I have to get off this leaf. My own colours are giving me a migraine"
(Idk what kind of lizard this is but I'm sure someone will tell me)
I forgot! Image credit @teleclimber
Yesterday I did a boat cruise through the Noosa Everglades. It was a great way to see this unique ecosystem. We saw a variety of bird-life, including two Tawny Frogmouths, as well as a couple of Goannas.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/40215689@N00/albums/72177720321410143
