tropicexposure's Identifications

Günther's Writhing Skink Lygosoma guentheri is a species of skink which is found in India, having been known to occur in localities of erstwhile Bombay Presidency such as Matheran, Sholapur, Kurduwadi, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada.

This is a subspecies of the Little Striped Whiptail found in the Trans-Pecos region of southwest Texas. Long, slender body with a blue head and long blue tail but smaller than most other whiptails. No spots,seven alternating light and dark stripes on back. External ear visible. Found it in rocky habitat with lots of creosote, yuccas, and acacia.

I thought this was just priceless. This grasshopper is so voracious, he's trying to chow down on a picture of a pizza!

I was looking for a size scale (my ruler wasn't handy for some reason, so I was using my hand), and someone else on the trail mentioned that they often used a credit card for the purpose. That sounded good to me; I reached into my pocket & pulled out my motel room keycard, placing it down carefully so as not to spook the bug. And what does he do? He tries to eat it! I'm not putting you on -- you can see his mandibles around the edge of the card!

By the way, this is still an immature. The adult is even bigger.

I thought this was just priceless. This grasshopper is so voracious, he's trying to chow down on a picture of a pizza!

I was looking for a size scale (my ruler wasn't handy for some reason, so I was using my hand), and someone else on the trail mentioned that they often used a credit card for the purpose. That sounded good to me; I reached into my pocket & pulled out my motel room keycard, placing it down carefully so as not to spook the bug. And what does he do? He tries to eat it! I'm not putting you on -- you can see his mandibles around the edge of the card!

By the way, this is still an immature. The adult is even bigger.

This is a subspecies of the Little Striped Whiptail found in the Trans-Pecos region of southwest Texas. Long, slender body with a blue head and long blue tail but smaller than most other whiptails. No spots,seven alternating light and dark stripes on back. External ear visible. Found it in rocky habitat with lots of creosote, yuccas, and acacia.