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Butterfly Lizard

Leiolepis reevesii

Description:

Butterfly Lizards are group of agamid lizards of which very little is known.

Habitat:

They are native to Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. They are terrestrial lizards and prefer to live in arid, open regions.

Notes:

He is a long way from home.

1 Species ID Suggestions

NicholeSauve
NicholeSauve 12 years ago
Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis belliana FLMNH - Checklist of Florida Lizards


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5 Comments

AnjaliAnantharam
AnjaliAnantharam 12 years ago

Butterfly and it is a lizard ..Nice photograph :)

e s c
e s c 12 years ago

Thanks!

Pulkit.Singal
Pulkit.Singal 12 years ago

amazing lizard and pic too !!

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

It looks a lot like a desert iguana, except for the red splotch, and the location: Florida is problematic with all the released exotics that have taken up there. Next best guess is an agama

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Iguana.

e s c
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e s c

Florida, USA

Spotted on Aug 4, 2010
Submitted on Dec 17, 2011

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