Found a lizard

[Vinegaroonie]

Hi I found a lizard today and took it home. He has a long tail and actually looks more like a skink. I found him in some scrubland and I'm not sure what type it is.
Heres a pic:

 

[beetleman]

looks like an alligator lizard nice find.

 

[Vinegaroonie]

Don't think he's a gator lizard cause I've seen em and they look different.

---------- Post added 07-06-2013 at 07:42 PM ----------

Hmm on second thought maybe he is not sure anyone else have ideas?

---------- Post added 07-06-2013 at 07:42 PM ----------

Hmm maybe anyone else have ideas?

 

[Biollantefan54]

What you have there is a skink. It is called a long tailed skink, long tailed grass lizard, Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed lizard etc. Latin name; Takydromus sexlineatus I have caught those here in North Carolina, nice find! Requires a lot to keep them in captivity though. You need heat lights UVA/UVB lights, a relatively large tank etc. Cool anyways!

 

[Galapoheros]

That do be an alligator lizard, not sure of the sps though, one of more interesting lizards in the US imo. The Texas Alligator Lizard here in the Austin area gets pretty big and are easy to keep. So easy and impressive that there have been efforts in the past to keep people from catching them. Even though they are native, I used to see them in pet stores for $50.

 

[gottarantulas]

It is most definitely a Southern California Alligator Lizard. I have a couple myself. Interesting enough are the variance in the color phases as you go from L.A. County to Orange County to San Diego County. The Texas Alligator is on my want list.

 

[Galapoheros]

A long time ago in high school, a reptile buddy of mine went to California with his parents. He picked up a paper bag for some reason and was carrying it around, he heard a noise from the bag and there was a Cal Alligator lizard in there, that was weird, he brought it back to Tx, that was a few decades ago. I've been looking for a pair of Tx alligator lizards around here. I tend to see them as Abronia, very closely related at least. They tend to come out in September when it cools off, and I've seen newborns in summer after short heavy showers. I don't think they need a lot of UV, I've seen them in the shade most of the time. You going to keep it for a while vinegaroonie?

 

[myrmecophile]

Yup without a doubt that is an alligator lizard.

 

[Vinegaroonie]

Well I'll be willing to trade it for a nice scorp or some roaches if anyone has some please pm me.

 

[Smokehound714]

They do require UV light. Abronia has vastly different requirements, high humidity and warm temp., southern alligator lizards are actually most active during winter, here in socal. They seem to know when the slender salamanders are emerging.

 

[Silberrücken]

This lizard no longer exists.