🪷 longisquama 🦎 (@lotuslizard) — Bluesky Profile

14 hours ago

Podarcis bocagei on a rock. He has mottled stripes of alternating black and green down his back and gray and black symmetrically mottled markings on his back and tail. He’s male so he probably has around 18 torso vertebrae, whereas a female would be more likely to have 20.

We tend not to think about lizards as exemplars of sexual dimorphism, but there are multiple examples from different clades of females having more vertebrae than males.

It’s usually 1 or 2 more vertebrae in the torso. Probably so there’s more room for babies!🦎🧪

📷Podarcis bocagei by nachoperez

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2 hours ago

Always repost outstanding lizards. A+ walking lichens 🦎

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9 hours ago

A smallish youngish lizard is looking towards the camera as it rests on a concrete patio. Its tail is almost twice as long as its body.

Third lizard species seen in the backyard this month -

The ubiquitous Western Fence lizards are everyday, 3-4 different ones during the day

The Granite spiny lizard

And today, Belding’s Orange-throat whiptail (probably). Seems like a happy little one!
#herps

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9 hours ago

A blue tongue skink emerging from a half pipe plastic tube cave begins to eat a mixture of soft food from a paper plate.

the beast emerges 🦎

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6 hours ago

Productive day of work, then came home and got 🦎Blithe's new enclosure set up. Still need some finishing touches and to let the plants grow in a bit, but it's already looking much better than her current one lol.

#herps #crestie

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6 hours ago

A closeup of a mostly light brown lizard with scales that rise to a point instead of being flat. It is looking at the camera.

Less zoom so we see the whole lizard. It is clinging to a light gray stucco wall and is about 12 feet up the wall.

Well look who came by! Chonky Granite spiny lizard.
A closeup and a pic of all the chonkiness. I’m guessing maybe a male due to all the colors. He’s about 12 feet up the stucco on the back of the house.
#herps 🦎

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1 day ago

Green anole in brown mode climbing up a sansevieria leaf. She has a stripe down her spine to indicate she is a girl, but also has a disproportionately large head, indicating she might be a he!

Oops! I didn’t take any good pictures today, so let’s have another look at yesterday’s Lizard!
He (or possibly she?) was licking water off the leaves, but sadly I did not get a picture of that.
🦎

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1 day ago

Texas spiny lizard

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1 day ago

#FoundThatLizard

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1 day ago

One of my favorite games!
🙂🦎

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3 days ago

Green anole on brown mode climbing up a tree, eyeing us with suspicion!

Oops! I didn’t get any good pictures today, so here is a Lizard from a couple of days ago!
🦎

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2 days ago

A painted turtle hoists itself on top of a floating, wooden dock in a bog in the Pinelands. It has gorgeous red and yellow coloration on its shell. The water ripples in the bright, afternoon sun.

Oh, how I love turtles and am thrilled to see them after a long, cold, snowy winter. 🐢 ❤️ 🌞

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3 days ago

Tito; a new friend for the #herpetology community🦎

hiya, Tito! 👋🏽

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4 days ago

Emerald Basilisk
(Basiliscus plumifrons)
La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Vibrant green, arboreal reptile commonly found in Central American rainforests. Grows up to 3 feet and features distinct head, back, and tail crests. #lizard #basilisk #plumedbasilisk #emeraldbasilisk #costarica🇨🇷 #herps #photography

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4 days ago

One more of the Emerald Basilisk, well two males actually. I was distracted by the lower lizard (and the papaya) so I didn't see the other male up top, until he dispatched the lower lizard by running him off. #herps #lizards #basilisks #standoff #photography #papayainterference #costarica #lafortuna

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4 days ago

Large male brown anole on a branch with foliage behind him, puffing out his red dewlap.

Lizard of the Day is looking for LOVE!
He hopes the Lady Lizards will notice his impressive dewlap!
🦎

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5 days ago

日向ちゃん抱卵
#ニホンヤモリ #gecko #herps

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4 days ago

Because bsky can always use more #herps...

Awww, mom. Do I hafta get out of the tub?

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4 days ago

Two small gray lizards are staring at each other. One is up on an umbrella base, the other is on the patio concrete. They both are in sunlight.

A smallish gray lizard pauses as it moves across a concrete patio. It is looking to the left.

The wind is not a bother for low lying creatures like these two Western fence lizards. #herps

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4 days ago

Crested Gecko inside a Vaporeon Pokeball shaped hide underneath a towel poking her head out.

She's so silly. I love her. XD

#herps

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5 days ago

Okay, so the baby camera definitely has a place in my kit, even though the eye-af hunt is quite frequent. This might be my favorite gator photo ever! I named him Steve. 😂
#Canon R50 EF100-400 II w1.4TC
#photography #herps #ECK

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5 days ago

A dark gray lizard is warming in the sun on a dried log.

My supervisor this morning at the Park this morning. 🦎
Western Fence lizard #herps

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5 days ago

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme chosen by @robcrank68.bsky.social is #StandingInWater

Here is a great blue heron with a couple background turtles.

#greatblueheron #heron #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #photography #birds #wadingbirds #largebirds #🪶 #red-earedSlider #🐢

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5 days ago

Gator eye closeup-Wish I could remove the reflection from the eyeball but since I can't, you can see the boardwalk I was on, my buddy standing and myself being the lump laying down on the boardwalk. 🐊

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5 days ago

Gator eye closeup-Wish I could remove the reflection from the eyeball but since I can't, you can see the boardwalk I was on, my buddy standing and myself being the lump laying down on the boardwalk. 🐊

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1 week ago

Green Sea Turtle for a ko-fi supporter, thanks for the support!

ko-fi.com/lazert

#herps

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1 week ago

An Anole #herps

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1 week ago

Circular paper with painting of a snake's head and neck, looking to the right. Top of the head is black-green, fading to buff, with a band of black down the spine just visible, and patches of russet. Big brown eye.

#ArtDD2026
Garter snake

It's been ages since I painted a snake.

@saocousins.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social 🐍

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1 week ago

The head of a lizard. It is brown with black markings and has some white on the lower jaw. The lizard is standing on a reddish rock. It is looking to the left in the picture. Only the head is in focus.

🦎Yellow-bellied water skink (Eulamprus heatwolei).

Max size ~21 cm (~8.3"), more than half of which is the tail.

Found in Australia (in New South Wales and Victoria).

Threatened by habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.

Considered Least Concern by the IUCN.

📷by Matt Johnson on Unsplash

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1 week ago

World of green with yellow flowers, far off log with a turtle and reflections

Yellow flag irises and turtle on a log ... 🐢

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