Black Alligator Skink

They are gray or brown in coloration with a large purple patch or bar on its back.

Black alligator skink.

Lizards for sale reptile rapture offers great selection of lizards with live arrival assurance on lizard. This is a lizard that is often seen in yards and garages in southern california. Hatchlings or newborns are very thin and small roughly 4 inches long with smooth shiny skin with a plain tan light brown or copper colored back and tail. Maximum size is 100 millimetres 3 9 in.

Juveniles have a more metallic look having a bronze back and sides black. Juvenile alligator lizards are often mistaken for skinks especially by those from the southeast where similar looking ground skinks are common. Quick and cool facts. Natural history ecology identification and distribution of lizards identification guide discover life.

The southern alligator lizard measures from 3 to 7 inches 7 3 17 8 cm in snout to vent length svl. These creatures are commonly kept as exotic pets but not nearly at the same volume as some other reptiles like ball pythons or bearded dragons. Alligator lizards do not typically bask in the sun out in the open or on top of a rock like many other lizard species. Alligator lizards live up to 15 years.

It has a round thick body with small legs and a long somewhat prehensile tail that can be twice as long as the lizard s body. Body side pattern body top pattern head and neck. Lizards for sale online at discount prices. It can bite or perhaps shed automize its.

The first attempt of defending themselves is to hide or flee away. Alligator lizards are surreptitious. Adults are approximately 5 4 8 6 centimetres 2 1 3 4 in. Including tail it can reach a foot in length 30 cm.

Buy lizards online from xyzreptiles with overnight shipping and live arrival guarantee. Southern alligator lizard elgaria panamintina panamint alligator lizard. They seem to prefer sunny spots with some cover nearby. Neck black collar marking present no 146 yes 10 neck intercollar pale scale number.

The crocodile skink also known as the red eyed crocodile skink is a unique reptile native to new guinea a few closely related species are also known as crocodile skinks but the red eyed is the most well known. The lack of black bands on its frontlegs distinguishes the desert spiny lizard from the clark s spiny lizard. If someone or something traps it the lizard releases a foul smell combining the smell of musk and feces. Like many lizards this species can drop its tail if attacked possibly giving it a chance to flee.