Forked Tail Sceloporus gracosius

[kellakk]

I don't know how common this is, but yesterday I found a baby S. gracosius in my backyard with a forked tail.

 

[pitbulllady]

Its' actually quite common in lizards with the ability to regenerate their tails. Often, the tail will break, but not completely be removed. This will, however, be enough to trigger a new tail to start growing, and the original tail will heal, leaving this forked tail. In this case, it appears that this little guy has actually regenerated a tail twice, since neither of the "forks" looks like the original tail.

pitbulllady