Long skinny lizard ID ?

[old pudd fisher]

Don't think that this guy is a alligator lizard Vic I have them to. This one is very skinny and has a super long tail, very different looking lizard and hope he stays around I like em.

[Skyler]

It's definitely a southern alligator lizard. I've been catching them and turning them loose in my garden for years. They are actually quite common around here. The reason you don't see them often is because unlike most lizards, they are actually nocturnal.

[City Dad]

It's a squawfish lizzard... as anyone can see

[old pudd fisher]

Thanks guys I looked it up and its a baby southern alligator lizard. It was only a little over 5 inches long but that tail was three times longer the his body and didn't have the color like adults have.

[DEVOREFLYER]

Thanks guys I looked it up and its a baby southern alligator lizard. It was only a little over 5 inches long but that tail was three times longer the his body and didn't have the color like adults have.

That and the photo angle of the neck is what first had me thinking Skink. We have a lot of Skinks up on the hill.

[Skyler]

It's a squawfish lizzard... as anyone can see

Midshipman...

[DarkShadow]

I came here for this:

It's a squawfish lizzard... as anyone can see

And this:

Midshipman...

I am not disappointed.

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And a tarantula hawk, OPF? I used to think they were friendly and wanted to catch one to play with, until I read up on them.