Mystery lizard

[DALION]

Spotted this in my yard yesterday. Never seen one like this. Any idea if this something unique?

[Sabal Steve]

I often see lizards that look like that. They seem to gravitate to scrubby, dry areas. Beyond that, I have no idea.

[Hammer]

Leo, I see lots of these around my place. Pretty common native.

A helpful site if you feel like checking it out.

http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html

[Sabal Steve]

Leo, I see lots of these around my place. Pretty common native.

A helpful site if you feel like checking it out.

http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html

Probably the next Triode avatar. (From the link above)

Edited July 20, 2014 by Sabal Steve

[MattyB]

Leo the Lizard, I'm pretty sure you've got a Western Fence Lizard. His belly should be blue if he's an adult. That's the most common lizard around my place. They do push-ups while basking in the sun.

[Hammer]

Leo, I see lots of these around my place. Pretty common native.

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A helpful site if you feel like checking it out.

http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html

Probably the next Triode avatar. (From the link above)

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Now that is what you'd call having a bad day!

[Moose]

Leo, I see lots of these around my place. Pretty common native.

A helpful site if you feel like checking it out.

http://www.californiaherps.com/identification/lizardsid/commonlizards.html

Probably the next Triode avatar. (From the link above)

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[Stevetoad]

Yep western fence. Here's one my son caught the other day. It liked him but not me.

[Alicehunter2000]

Funny thing is I saw something similar on this side of the country last weekend as well. I grew up playing with lizards around these parts and had never seen one either. I asked people I worked with and they said they were pretty common. I'm assuming it is a eastern fence lizard.

[trioderob]

wow that thing is blue.

[DoomsDave]

Yep western fence. Here's one my son caught the other day. It liked him but not me.

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Whoa, that is blue!

THe lizard, the kid's eyes, and this video: Am I blue, whoo-hoo-hoo-hoooooooo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox97OjoYqDI

[Alicehunter2000]

Another unknown lizard?

[Hammer]

Looks like a skink of some kind.

[Alicehunter2000]

Yes, but not the typical red headed skinks....the red headed skinks look very much like the 6 line skink when juveniles. 6 line skinks are those ones with bright blue tails and striped. This is something different.

[Alicehunter2000]

Little brown skink (Scincella lateralis)