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Northern Curly-tailed Lizard

Leiocephalus carinatus

Description:

A yellow-green, moving to greyish in the lower back and tail, and a graphite grey for the last 2" of tail and tip. Large body, approx 5" (not including curved portion of tail). Bobs head up and down.

Habitat:

Mostly concrete surrounded by weedy grasses.

Notes:

Watched him bob down and eat a small black bug. Yum! Maybe Leiocephalus?

1 Species ID Suggestions

JeKScience
JeKScience 13 years ago
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard
Leiocephalus carinatus Leiocephalus carinatus


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1 Comment

MitchRay
MitchRay 13 years ago

Take a look at the Red-sided Curlytail Lizard, Leiocephalus schreibersii schreibersii

JeKScience
Spotted by
JeKScience

Boca Raton, Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 27, 2011
Submitted on Apr 27, 2011

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