Another Whatzit?

[Jim Thompson]

Went out early this morning to wash the back windows before they got
into the sun.

Was greeted by....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

UNDER the PATIO RUG :-(

Anyone know what it is? Poisonous or not?

He sure doesn't like being sprayed with a hose... dug in until he
dried, then scurried for the desert preserve.

...Jim Thompson
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Stormy on the East Coast today... due to Bush's failed policies.

 

[amdx]

Went out early this morning to wash the back windows before they got
into the sun.

Was greeted by....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

UNDER the PATIO RUG :-(

Anyone know what it is? Poisonous or not?

He sure doesn't like being sprayed with a hose... dug in until he
dried, then scurried for the desert preserve.

Closest I find so far is here.
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/Graphics/Lizards/SAUATE-J.jpg

Home page is here, look at Iguaninae (subfamily)
Common Chuckwalla---Juvenile photo
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/herp-lizards.html
Mike

 

[Jim Thompson]

Closest I find so far is here.
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/Graphics/Lizards/SAUATE-J.jpg

Home page is here, look at Iguaninae (subfamily)
Common Chuckwalla---Juvenile photo
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/herp-lizards.html
Mike

Sounds about right: "Males on South Mountain in Phoenix have bright
"carrot orange" tails."

I'm one ridge south of South Mountain, and I've seen orange-tailed
ones up on the hillside.

This one had very faint stripes, but he may well have been trapped
under the rug for awhile. We had one of our joyous
"drive-out-the-leftist weenies" windstorms a few weeks ago, and all
the patio furniture was dancing about ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

 

[Baron]

Went out early this morning to wash the back windows before they got
into the sun.

Was greeted by....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

UNDER the PATIO RUG :-(

Anyone know what it is? Poisonous or not?

He sure doesn't like being sprayed with a hose... dug in until he
dried, then scurried for the desert preserve.

...Jim Thompson

Looks like a big toad with a tail. Those claws look dangerous !

 

[Jim Yanik]

Went out early this morning to wash the back windows before they got
into the sun.

Was greeted by....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

UNDER the PATIO RUG :-(

Anyone know what it is? Poisonous or not?

He sure doesn't like being sprayed with a hose... dug in until he
dried, then scurried for the desert preserve.

...Jim Thompson

chuckwalla.

 

[Jim Yanik]

Went out early this morning to wash the back windows before they got
into the sun.

Was greeted by....

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

UNDER the PATIO RUG :-(

Anyone know what it is? Poisonous or not?

He sure doesn't like being sprayed with a hose... dug in until he
dried, then scurried for the desert preserve.

...Jim Thompson

chuckwalla.
harmless.

I just saw this animal today on Animal Adventures on the local TV station.

 

[Tim Williams]

http://www.analog-innovations.com/SED/BlackLagoon.jpg

Anyone know what it is?

Lunch.

Tim

 

[Giblets]

(alt.binaries.schematics.electronic removed from To line)
Someone's escaped pet.
Iguanas are native to Central America, South America,
and to tropical islands.

Not venomous....but (like those other scavengers, Komodo Dragons)
their mouths can be full of salmonella and such.

This week on TV I saw a program on Komodos - recently discovered that they
ARE venemous and that the bacteria in the mouth thing has been found to be
incorrect. They are supposed to have quite toxic venom but have poor means
of delivering the venom.

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/komodo-bite1.htm

That lizard doesnt look like a komodo IMHO.


Pretty neat though, finding that on your back porch!

 

[Jim Thompson]

This week on TV I saw a program on Komodos - recently discovered that they
ARE venemous and that the bacteria in the mouth thing has been found to be
incorrect. They are supposed to have quite toxic venom but have poor means
of delivering the venom.

http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/komodo-bite1.htm

That lizard doesnt look like a komodo IMHO.


Pretty neat though, finding that on your back porch!

My wife didn't think so ;-)

...Jim Thompson
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| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
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I love to cook with wine Sometimes I even put it in the food

 

[Jim Yanik]

My wife didn't think so ;-)

...Jim Thompson

http://www.desertusa.com/sept96/du_chuckwalla.html

These large, plump lizards have loose folds of skin around the neck and
shoulders. They have a thick blunt tail and grow 11 to 18 inches long.
These diurnal lizards emerge in the morning and, before seeking food, bask
in the sun until its optimum body temperature of 100 - 105 degrees F. is
reached.

Strictly herbivorous, it eats fruit, leaves, buds and flowers. When the
Chuckwalla senses danger, it scurries between rocks and lodges itself
tightly in crevices by inflating itself.In the Common Chuckwalla, depending
upon the population, male coloration may include black head, forelegs and
upper trunk, and reddish-yellow toward the rear or a showy bright red body.
Females are usually a much less showy gray or brown with little pattern.
The young, however, are usually quite striking with a dark background color
and yellow bands around the body and down onto the tail."