We saw these fat boys on our walk the other day. Good news is that Toby decided the second one was 'scary' and ran away. An excellent tactic we wish to see from our dog towards reptiles. (The first one he missed entirely.) The other good news is that where they have decided to live is the most likely place snakes would choose as well (note the pipes behind them) - therefore we hope that's decreased our chances of Toby (or us!) coming across any of their venomous cousins.
These are, it appears, the common Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard - Tiliqua scincoides. We're not entirely sure about the blue tongue. I mean would you go "Say aahhhh!" to check?More details here.
James
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What a gorgeous fellow. Lizards are so interesting (of course we have no lizards in these parts - too cold).
When I visit Florida I spend endless hours watching the little guys dart about. They are quite territorial - one lives in the mailbox, one in the flower pot and so on.
Thanks! These ones were about 30cm long - your 12 inch ruler, and were not going to move unless they had to!
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