Got some shots of these guys yesterday in South Padre Island, TX. It was very fun crawling through the dunes to get some pics of them. One was even bold enough to run up and do some push-ups/head bobbing while I was shooting! lol They are extremely quick and I managed to catch one out of maybe 20 I saw. I'm pretty sure they are earless lizards but I don't know which sub-species, anybody know?

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/BallPythons9/IMG_2650.jpg
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Habitat:

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/BallPythons9/IMG_2688.jpg
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(cool burrow, not made by lizards)

http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/tt186/BallPythons9/IMG_2647.jpg

I know nada but they look neat :yes:

haha Thanks Quig.

Yes they are very cute. Nice habitat shots as well.

Dan

Sweet pics. I haven't been back to SPI since the early '80's. A hurricane had just gone through and the surge pretty much had flooded the island. So not many herps were in evidence. Even the ubiquitous gopher torts were a rare find at the time. Although I did have the thrill of seeing a dolphin leap out of the water not 25 yards off of the beach.

From my research on your earless lizards I would have to say they are Holbrookia propinqua propinqua - Northern Keeled Earless Lizard

http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/misc/misclizards/images/hpropinquaspi907.jpg

http://www.californiaherps.com/noncal/misc/misclizards/images/hpropinquaspi9073.jpg

These are local to your area and the only variety with the side bars just behind the front legs. All others the side bars are just forward of the rear legs.

Nice find. You did a good job even getting the one.

Thank you BigT, that looks just like 'em!

Thanks Dan and Shawn as well!

those are some cool little guys! great photos, joe :)

those are some cool little guys! great photos, joe :)

Thanks Robin!

Great shots Joe! And had to LOL at the burrow not made by them!

Nice shots, can't believe you caught even one!

Great shots Joe! And had to LOL at the burrow not made by them!

lol Thanks Sara!

Nice shots, can't believe you caught even one!

Thanks man, I had to crawl up on my stomach and grab him as quick as possible. lol

Cool herp finds

Thanks!

Thanks man, I had to crawl up on my stomach and grab him as quick as possible. lol

We needed to have someone filming THAT scene......:lmao:

We needed to have someone filming THAT scene......:lmao:

lol :lmao:

:lmao::lmao:

Dan