Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus graciosus)

Created: June 3rd, 2010 - 08:47 PM
Last Modified: November 30th, 2010 - 08:34 AM Entered by: Jonathan Hakim
Record 46893

Country: United States		State: California	County: San Diego County	Time: 2010-05-29 14:41:00
Qty: 1	Age: Sub-Adult	Sex: --	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: Sandy desert brush
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: -----	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: -----
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: Full Moon	Elevation: 766.00ft	Barometric Pressure: -----

Notes

Only long-tailed brush lizard found here in mid-90s heat. Small lizard had surprisingly short tail for the species.

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Comments

Posted by Brian Hubbs on Nov 22, 2010 at 11:37 PM

I checked out all the possibilities, and the logical suspect was the LTBL. In fact, aside from the Utas, it was the only suspect. I gotta get a better camera...

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Nov 22, 2010 at 11:07 PM

I've seen utas with long tails, but never that long. But that's an awful pic - I definitely wouldn't make an ID based on a pic that bad.

Posted by Brian Hubbs on Nov 22, 2010 at 11:01 PM

Have you ever seen a Uta with a tail twice as long as the body? See my record #57812. Fundad says it's a Uta. I disagree. Sorry for the bad pic.

Posted by Jonathan Hakim on Nov 22, 2010 at 09:22 PM

Yeah - I think it's the only time I've seen a regrown tail on a U. graciosus.

Posted by Brian Hubbs on Nov 21, 2010 at 12:43 AM

Looks like a re-grown tail.