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Fence Lizard?

Sceloporus undulatus

Photo by p.young713
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Field Notes

Description:

http://www.anapsid.org/swifts.html

Habitat:

Withlacoochee State Forest

Notes:

I do not recall seeing these before, but we were way out in the forest. Is it a Texas or a Florida Spiny tail lizard? Or Fence Lizard?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
p.young713
Yes! Maybe a Fence Lizard? http://www.wildflorida.com/wildlife/lizards/Fence_Lizard.php
Ashish
See waist portion not matching to Texas...fingers are very different..!!
p.young713
It looks like the Texas spiny lizard, Mitch had a picture of one, but I do not think these are normally in Florida. Or it may be a Florida Scrub Lizard, and I so not recall seeing these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_spiny_lizard Of course it may be a subspecies?
Ashish
Hope you identify...soon..!!
Ashish
It can be Green Spiny Lizard or Malachite Swift (Sceloporus malachiticus)

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PublishedAugust 13, 2011

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