What was that??

[JB]

Out walking fence this morning. Haven't done that in a while.

As I approached the dam on one of my smaller tanks I flushed a. . . .something. Saw it for only about a second.

Appeared to be a lizard, about 9" to a foot long. Cream or pale tan colored. Ran quickly with the squirming motion common in gators and iguanas. Disappeared into a cedar thicket where I was unable to find it. Never saw anything like it here before.

Any ideas? Could it have been an iguana?

 

[mainexile]

Re: What was that??

Probably someone's pet iguana that they no longer wanted and disposed near your land. Then again, you haven't been making tea from those cow-pie mushrooms, have you?

 

[roscoe]

Re: What was that??

Chupacabra larvae.

 

[JoeCrow]

Re: What was that??

A big skink?
Did it say anything to you JB?

 

[Limited-Time]

Re: What was that??

I'm with roscoe on this....................Chupacabra larvae......................very dangerous when spooked...............................best stay clear...............Then again could be an iguana.................but wheres the fun in that....................................did it by chance look like this?? Pictured is a Mexican Spiny-tailed iguana.

 

[JB]

Re: What was that??

Wrong color, LT. Didn't see it long enough to say more.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: What was that??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrhonotus_infernalis

My best internet guess

Here is a lin to texas reptiles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Texas_reptiles

 

[JB]

Re: What was that??

A very likely suspect, Bob. Right size, right color, right region of the right state.

The article says "slow". I guess that is a relative term; seemed rather quick to me, but definitely slower than lizards of my experience.

Thanks for your trouble.