Finally...

Curlytail Lizard

Toad
Close-up of toad's back


I finally got a photo of a curlytail with it's tail curled up this morning. They curl their tail when they run.

Late last night I was able to photograph the toad also. I'm not sure what kind of toad it is, if you know write a comment. I wish it would have been facing me. Although the back is really cool looking.

Backyard lizards

Brown Anole
Curlytail Lizard
Knight Anole



This week I've been a little under the weather. So it's been mostly backyard birding and such for me.
I noticed this week that the reptilian inhabitance have been quite active in the yard. The species that I have observed were Brown Anoles, Curlytail Lizards, Knight Anoles and a toad.

The brown anoles are all over. There is one BA that is very tame, I think it is a female. BA are 5" to 8" long, body length of 2.5"

Curlytail are cool in that when they run they hold up their tail in the air and curled. The one that I see here lays on a platform on the tree, as if it is surveying the lay of the land. Curlytails are about 7" to 10" long, with the body only around 4" long.

Knight Anoles seem to live in the tree in the daytime, I see them climbing up the tree in the morning. I have also watched them walk across the grass from the other side of the yard. KA are the largest lizards I've seen in the yard. KA measure about 13" to 19" long, with a body length of no more than 7" long.

I haven't taken any photos of the toad yet. It usually comes out at night and sometimes when it downpours.