My daughter's boyfriend found this in his yard the other day and I have no clue what lizard it is. I was wondering if any of you had a clue?

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Where do you live? (That may help some identify it)

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Sorry about that .....thanks Steph

I'm in South West Florida....but around here that doesnt mean anything. People are always releasing exotics and not sure if this is a native lizard.....I've never seen one like it before.

My first thought when I saw it was that it looks like a curlytail, but that can only be the case if you're located in Florida, in which case I'd say its a northern curlytail (Leiocephalus carinatus armouri). You don't have any more pics do you?

If you're not in Florida, then I'm wrong and its probably a spiney lizard of some type, but a side view of the head would help to be certain.


lol, ok, so you ARE in FL. Yeah, I'd definately go with curlytail. That's a lucky find too. They're only found in a few pockets here and there in southern FL. More common in the Bahmas, they're an introduced species in FL. I wouldn't have recognized it right away, but I have a rainbow curlytail myself. I'd recognize that body structure anywhere.

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Furryscaly, you are amazing when it comes to identifying herps! Whenever I see a post asking for an ID; the first thing I think of is "I bet that guy "furryscaly" would know what it is!"
I think that's so cool!

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lol, well thanks Its one of my faves. I see an ID thread and my heart skips a beat If I don't know what it is off the bat, you can bet I'll be doing my research til I find out!

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Thanks a bunch....that's exactly what it looks like (can't take anymore pics, cause the boy took it back to his house). It definitely has a distinct body type, you're good !!

After I got your post I did some checking too.....and it's not known for being in Lee county ....so that might be something to report on.

Glad I could help. Yeah, I'm not sure who to report that to, but it would certainly help create a more accurate range map of the species. Its more than likely to spread more and more throughout FL in future years.

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