can someone id this lizard for me?

[K-TRAIN]

alright. my cousin came over my house today and gave me a lizard. apparently he got it from my other cousin, who lives in florida. when he came up to PA a few days ago, he started unloading stuff from his truck and found a lizard hiding inbetween some boxes. my cousin caught it, and i ended up with it. the problem is, i cant figure out what it is. can anyone id it? im thinking that its a species of anole, possibly anolis sagrei, since its got a dewlap and looks kinda like the anoles i used to own.

 

[K-TRAIN]

sorry for the bad pics. i couldnt get better ones at the moment.

 

[P. Novak]

I'm gonna agree with you, its some type of Anole. What kind, I'm not sure. I'm curious to find out which one it is, so I'll wait for the "experts" to drop by.

 

[Bothrops]

It's an Anolis sp. for sure. Anolis sagrei maybe?

 

[Bothrops]

Sorry, I just saw the pics, and didn't read your message, LOL.

Ok, I think you could be right, it could be an A. sagrei.

 

[K-TRAIN]

It's an Anolis sp. for sure. Anolis sagrei maybe?

thats what im thinking. lol im not good at identfying anoles. i only raised green anoles.

 

[bugmankeith]

It looks injured or sick, the poor thing.

 

[K-TRAIN]

It looks injured or sick, the poor thing.

i have it separated from where i keep my other tanks. i think it might be sick too. its wild caught after all.

 

[ragnew]

Yeps, it's a little Anolis sagrei (Brown or Bahamian). Definitely on the beat up side, almost looks as though it's got burn marks.

 

[K-TRAIN]

Yeps, it's a little Anolis sagrei (Brown or Bahamian). Definitely on the beat up side, almost looks as though it's got burn marks.

thanks. i have no clue whats wrong with it, if anything. im just going to make a cage similar to what my anoles were in when i had them. hopefully it turns out ok.

 

[LeilaNami]

I'm not so sure it's a Bahama telling from the markings on his back and sides...not green either :?

 

[K-TRAIN]

I'm not so sure it's a Bahama telling from the markings on his back and sides...not green either :?

its got these brown marks that kinda look like diamonds along its sides, if that can help id it. i dont know if anyone can see that in the pics.

 

[LeilaNami]

oh well then I guess it's the picture Bahamas typically have diamond markings. In the pic it just looks like wavy lines.

 

[ragnew]

Hmmm, maybe "burn marks" weren't the best description for what the wounds look like. Maybe necrotic tissue?

 

[K-TRAIN]

Hmmm, maybe "burn marks" weren't the best description for what the wounds look like. Maybe necrotic tissue?

thats what i thought. im gonna take it to one of my friends to see if he knows.

 

[Avic_Addict]

What was in the van that the anole was in with?

If he was pressed up against something very hot or cold, or exposed to harmful chemicals then this could explain the tissue dying and becoming nectrotic.

You can try taking him to a vet but being so small you would be running a high risk of losing him under anaesthesia, if the vet was even willing to attempt to remove the tissue. Maybe a course of antibiotics to fight any localised infection and a pinch of good luck is what he needs.

 

[bugmankeith]

Hope he pulls through he's had quite a mis-adventure being so far away from home!

 

[Barbedwirecat]

Its is a Brown Anole. I have had them truck up here too on the backs of trucks in plants. The local petstore normally just gives them to me when people bring them in. I had a hard time IDing them at first, but yea its a Common Brown Anole.

 

[K-TRAIN]

What was in the van that the anole was in with?

If he was pressed up against something very hot or cold, or exposed to harmful chemicals then this could explain the tissue dying and becoming nectrotic.

You can try taking him to a vet but being so small you would be running a high risk of losing him under anaesthesia, if the vet was even willing to attempt to remove the tissue. Maybe a course of antibiotics to fight any localised infection and a pinch of good luck is what he needs.

im not sure what was in the truck. i know it sounds cruel, but im not going to take it to the vet. i will take it if it lasts for at least a week. i think i'll be able to help it.

Hope he pulls through he's had quite a mis-adventure being so far away from home!

i hope so too.