Lizard ID please..

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Lizard ID please..

Postby boomslang(kaas) » Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:01 pm

Hi guys

I went for a short walk along the river today and found this little guy. Can someone please identify this species. I would appreciate it a lot.
I am in Knysna.

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Cheers

Nicholas.
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby Westley Price » Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:20 pm

Hi There

This is Tropidosaur gularis I think.
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby boomslang(kaas) » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:13 pm

Thanks westley. So it is a Cape mountain lizard? There aren't a lot of pictures of this species online. Do you know where I can find some more pics of T. gularis and T.montana?
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby Westley Price » Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:33 pm

No idea where you can find more pics.

Try one of the many local field guide rather than online.
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby Fooble » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:30 pm

I think its more so Common mountain Lizard - T.montana.
Not to discredit Westly initial ID though. Reptiles of Southern Africa - Alexander and Marais has some decent images in of both species.
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby Westley Price » Sat Sep 22, 2012 4:33 pm

No problem, T, you're probably right. I just guessed off the top of my head.
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Re: Lizard ID please..

Postby boomslang(kaas) » Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:38 pm

I did some research. This is T. gularis. Thanks guys for the help.
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