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Herping at the feed store.

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Since, I only had to work 30 min today to make my 50 hours and end my current contract with my work. I decided to go to the in laws feed store and go flip some tin out back.

I was hoping to find some gopher snakes or something but I found this little guy.
There were other little lizards that I could not catch, but this one was the main one that caught my eye... I ended up cutting my finger to catch him/her...LOL

I do not know what type it is, but I have seen only 1 other of this species out here. A couple years ago when I was up in the mountains I caught one of these that was about 6 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches wide... they get pretty big...LOL

Well here it is, If anyone knows what type it is please let me know.











Sorry about the quality, The only functional camera I have at the moment is on my phone...:headbang:
 
Well I had a brain fart... Can someone move this to the Natural History and Field Observation section?
 
Looks kind of like a sideblotch lizard, uta stanisburiana. But the stripey pattern on it is different than the ones we have here. Very cool though!
 
I am debating on whether or not to set up a tank for the little guy, as soon as I figure out what the law is about his species, I have seen him on a couple of tin flippin trips out back so I know he is still around...
Unfortunately I broke the little guys tail when I caught him the first time, I felt real bad for that...
 
Those are Side-blotched Lizards - in many places the most commonly seen lizard in the southwest. For some reason they do not survive long in captivity (usually less than a year). Even captive-produced babies have short lifespans in my experience.

"Standard" Side-blotch:
feside.jpg


Less common, striped Side-blotch:
nside1.jpg
 
My little guy looks a lot like the striped... Thank you for the info on their captivity lifespan. I will not be taking this guy out of the wild. I think he will live longer in the wild.
 
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