Horned Toads

[buglinbilly]

Lete's see some of you Horny Toads or Lizard photos.



















Have a good one. BB

[paulnj]

I am a huge reptile fan, but we have no wild lizards in my area. Very nice images!

[Sushigaijin]

great shots and subjects! I've never seen a horned lizard in the wild, but we have a few species around me...

this was a featured photo for a bit,


legless lizard


Gummy lizard (not really a lizard, but close enough)


Spring and lizard season are upon us, i'd love to see more from your neck of the woods!

[CaraRose]

Great shots, both of you...

Erik, is that a Blue Spotted Salamander in the last shot?

[CaraRose]

Little green anole, hanging out in one of the shrubs in front of my grandma's house in AR.

[buglinbilly]

Seems like all the lizards around here are very spooky therefore I really don't have many phoytos. I see them quite a bit but most of the time they run under something and I just keep treking.

This one I took while photographing goats here in Utah. It was at about 8,000 feet elevation. I don't know the name of it, as I don't know lizards very well, with the exception of the Horned Lizard. I see them all the time.



Here's one I took a few years back while hunting elk in Colorado.



Have a good one BB

[WesternGuy]

Great images all of you, thanks for sharing. BB, we don't see many lizards or toads in our part of the world, particularly any that look like yours, maybe because our winters are so extreme - we do have diamond-back rattlers in the south of the province, but they are very rare and hard to find, and I am not about to go looking for anything "poisonous" any too soon. I am more into the four-legged type of critter.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

[Eric D]

Jurassic park!! Cool shots

[ksbryan0]

Nice set of images everyone. Billy, that first lizard in your second post looks like what we used to call a Blue Belly, not sure if that is just a local nickname or the real common name. I only have one reptile shot to offer, but no legs on this one. Just a little prairie rattler.

[buglinbilly]

I've been looking to photograph a rattler but haven't seen one since I started to take photos.

Here are a couple snakes I ran into while bowhunting and while I had a camera with me.





Have a good one. BB

[Iguanamom]

No lizards here either so far as I know...maybe they just don't like me, but here's a spelunking newt for you.

[Sushigaijin]

@Cara, yes it's a blue spotted salamander. I haven't been in the field yet this year but I bet they're under every log in some of our local salamander spots. I'm waiting another week so the spotteds and tigers are out, although my big push this year will be to find local four-toed salamanders...

[CaraRose]

@Cara, yes it's a blue spotted salamander. I haven't been in the field yet this year but I bet they're under every log in some of our local salamander spots. I'm waiting another week so the spotteds and tigers are out, although my big push this year will be to find local four-toed salamanders...

Do you just pick up/roll logs to find them? I know Ryerson Woods is supposed to have a good population.

[Sushigaijin]

Do you just pick up/roll logs to find them? I know Ryerson Woods is supposed to have a good population.

More or less. You'll find the most around vernal pools: standing water that doesn't support fish because it isn't deep enough or dries up seasonally. This time of year you can find the good vernal pools by listening for either chorus frogs or spring peepers, or both. Once you find the frogs, you'll find salamanders. Look for logs that are at least two or three inches wide. If you'd call it a "log," it's worth looking under. If it's just a "stick," maybe not. The spotted and blue spotted are dense around the pools, and tiger salamanders are common around marshes and more forested areas. I often find them under railroad ties. Just remember to leave things as you found them.

Ryerson has salamanders. If you see a rattlesnake there, let someone at fish and game know, and don't tell ANYONE else. It is believed that they are extirpated but It wouldn't be crazy to find one. Certainly the rattlesnakes were common there in the 70's. I'm crazy busy this week but I'll be out and about starting next week, I'll send you a PM regarding some field trips if you are interested.