anyone know what kind of fla lizard this is?

[mary prefontaine]

i caught this pic right after hurricane francis i think its a curly tail but it didnt have its tail curled at the time so now im wondering

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm283/mitzi1956/weirdlizard.jpg

 

[sharkey]

the pic is very small - but it looks like one of the new invasive spp of lizards that are common in the miami/broward/PB area.

i'll try to find out - do you remember how big it seemed when you found it (smaller than a foot, bigger than a foot or some other type of sizing would help)

 

[sharkey]

it is a northern curly tailed lizard. currently decimating the native lizards in s. fl.

google (or what ever your favorite search engine is) 'northern curly tailed lizard' and then look for a non-personal website to get good info.

we tried to catch one for about 1/2 hour and just couldn't get. it never tired out!

 

[mary prefontaine]

ya it was about the size of a curly tail which is what i thought it was but its tail wasnt curled so i wasnt sure thanks

 

[mary prefontaine]

well sharkey your right it was definatly a northern curly tail as i saw a close up video of it. the coolest part was i knew the biologist who did the video what a small world i had seen him in jupiter fla and thats where the biologist and the park i used to work at was at also lol

 

[SoCaliSon]

It looks a lot like the little Blue Bellies we have here in California.