ID The Critters

[John_White]

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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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[Ace]

1. whites tree frog
2. tokay gecko
3. russian tortise
4. blue tounge skink

not sure on the rest

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[Ed_r]

1) Kermit (dont know frogs)
2)Tokay Gecko
3) male eastern box turtle
4)Blue tongue skink
5) some sort of plated lizard
6) Mudpuppy/siren
7)Cottonmouth
Cuban anole
9)Tiawan Blue Beauty

[John_White]

Good job Ace! Yo got the following correct:

1) White's Treefrog (Litoria caerulea)
2) Tokay Gecko (Gekko gekko)
3)
4) Northern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
5)
6)
7)

9)

Well done Ed you got the following correct:

1)
2) Tokay Gecko (Gekko gekko)
3) Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
4) Northern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
5) African Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus validus)
6) Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
7) Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus)

9)

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[Ed_r]

course now that I look at 9 it does have an elapid look to it. But I dont know them too well, Jonhsons' mamba?

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[telefrag]

I know 8 looks like a trakydromus (sp?) long tailed grass lizard

I have no idea on 9

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[John_White]

Telefrag, you're right!
#8 is a Asian Long-tailed Lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus)

Hint for #9 one might say it's a false elapid.

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[Stormyva]

8. Rainbow Ameiva
9. ¿ Cape Cobra ?

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[telefrag]

Without those gill filliments, I would of said that siren almost looks like an Amphiuma means

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[John_White]

Originally Posted by telefrag

Without those gill filliments, I would of said that siren almost looks like an Amphiuma means

I agree. The Amphiuma has a somewhat longer face (snout).

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[John_White]

Answers:
1 White's Treefrog (Litoria caerulea)
2 Tokay Gecko (Gekko gekko)
3 Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)
4 Northern Blue-tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides intermedia)
5 African Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus validus)
6 Greater Siren (Siren lacertina)
7 Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus)
8 Asian Long-tailed Lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus)
9 False Water Cobra (Hydrodynastes gigas)

Thanks for playing!

	Cottonmouth Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus) - Also known as a Water Moccasin.

[Stormyva]

Grrrrrr.... the rainbow ameiva and that Asian Long Tailed look very similar.
Here's a pic of the ameiva from a site I found on the net....
http://www.wildherps.com/species/A.undulata.html

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[John_White]

Originally Posted by Stormyva

Grrrrrr.... the rainbow ameiva and that Asian Long Tailed look very similar.

I agree, they look similar. I should of used a full body shot.

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[toker]

Supid question time... why do they have such a long tail? defense?

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[Stormyva]

Easier to grab as they run away.. so that you have at least a slight fighting chance at catching one as it disappears into the nearest hide

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[John_White]

Originally Posted by toker

Supid question time... why do they have such a long tail? defense?

Not a stupid question at all. The tail is used to stores fat and acts as a diversion. The tail easily detaches from the body to occupy a predator as the lizard gets away.

[AnAcOnDaMaN]

Its weird i have that long tail lizard, but i didn't even recognize it.

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[Gecko-Guy]

ya, but i had it first :P

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