Another neat sighting

AnglerX · 06-12-2008, 08:12 PM

Seen this little guy while fishing the other day! I believe it's a collared lizard about 8-10" After I put the camera away he climbed on a red rock which would have made a much better picture..

sqwidbrain · 06-13-2008, 07:54 AM

Very cool! This was in Nebraska?

Fish On · 06-13-2008, 12:18 PM

Looks like the little guys I used to see at Glen Elder's spillway.

holdemplyer · 06-15-2008, 10:54 AM

that is very much so a collared lizard, pretty popular in the pet trade. I'm not sure that they are native to Nebraska. Hopefully Mako will chime in.

Very cool pic, Thanks for sharing!

Carilee · 06-15-2008, 05:25 PM

I wonder if that lizard is wild or someone's pet that they got tired of feeding. Neat picture anyway! I've never seen anything like that while fishing.

**Mako** · 06-15-2008, 09:25 PM

You know, I don't know if collared lizards are native to Nebraska. I've seen them in deserts in California and know they are desert creatures, but even though Scott Eveland tells us there's not enough water out west, I wouldn't call any of Nebraska a desert really. Just looked it up and it says they like "rocky hilly" areas so I guess Western Nebraska would fit. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if they made it up to Nebraska (I'm assuming it would be western Nebraska) or if somebody let it loose.

holdemplyer · 06-16-2008, 10:32 AM

Mako doesn't know????

damn!

Andrew, if this was Eastern Nebraska, It was someone's pet that got loose, or was released.

Scott Eveland · 06-16-2008, 10:59 AM

I was going to use this site to try to sound like I knew something about lizards...

The Herpetology Database

However, the lizard page is "under construction." This is normally a pretty helpful site for learning about reptiles in Nebraska.

Thanks for sharing the pic!

Scott

holdemplyer · 06-16-2008, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Eveland

I was going to use this site to try to sound like I knew something about lizards...

The Herpetology Database

However, the lizard page is "under construction." This is normally a pretty helpful site for learning about reptiles in Nebraska.

Thanks for sharing the pic!

Scott

Scott, I got the same thing when i looked yesterday, i re read the post when i saw you posted, hoping you knew... strike three for the forum

Alex T. · 06-16-2008, 12:42 PM

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Andrew, if this was Eastern Nebraska, It was someone's pet that got loose, or was released

So,does that concept go for mountain lions too??

Maybe the lizard hitched a ride on a mountain lion's back.

Alex

**Catfishsteve** · 06-16-2008, 07:09 PM

Just looks like more bait to me!!

Trout Bum · 06-16-2008, 09:45 PM

Isn't Andrew down in Georgia?

**Mako** · 06-16-2008, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trout Bum

Isn't Andrew down in Georgia?

He was.

Been back for a bit now.

OldBaldGuy · 06-17-2008, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catfishsteve

Just looks like more bait to me!!

No, it looks like a lizard. Mako's sushi is what looks like bait.

**Mako** · 06-18-2008, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldBaldGuy

No, it looks like a lizard. Mako's sushi is what looks like bait.

Fish eat rice?

OBG, I didn't know you chummed the area you fished with rice.

goose abuser · 06-25-2008, 09:35 AM

Collared lizards are very native to NE. Some out west, some in the SE. Kansas is LOADED with them.

Those cute little lizards are the most blood hungry critters in the midwest.

holdemplyer · 06-29-2008, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goose abuser

Collared lizards are very native to NE. Some out west, some in the SE. Kansas is LOADED with them.

Those cute little lizards are the most blood hungry critters in the midwest.

Cool, learned something new today.

Thanks Goose

**Ty Stromquist** · 07-01-2008, 11:46 PM

Hey Scott,

I see you always chime in knowing lots about reptiles. How do you know all this? Another hobby?

goose abuser · 07-02-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ty Stromquist

Hey Scott,

I see you always chime in knowing lots about reptiles. How do you know all this? Another hobby?

Yes, I've had captives for over 20 years. Everything from tree boas to roughneck monitors. Even worked at the zoo for a few summers when I was younger.

Ill take a few pics when my collection is back up and going strong.

yellowlab · 07-03-2008, 02:43 PM

that is really cool

06-12-2008, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
AnglerX Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where the shad are.. Posts: 2,162	Another neat sighting Seen this little guy while fishing the other day! I believe it's a collared lizard about 8-10" After I put the camera away he climbed on a red rock which would have made a much better picture.. __________________ I didn't wade 50 yards offshore at Branched Oak yesterday-you know!

06-13-2008, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
sqwidbrain Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hastings, NE Posts: 308	Very cool! This was in Nebraska? __________________ How big is it?!!

06-13-2008, 12:18 PM	#3 (permalink)
Fish On 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: next to the trolling rod Posts: 954	Looks like the little guys I used to see at Glen Elder's spillway. __________________ "...Every day brings future to past, every breath leaves me one less till my last..."

06-15-2008, 10:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
holdemplyer 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: May 2007 Location: omaha - want to live in the country again Posts: 1,221	that is very much so a collared lizard, pretty popular in the pet trade. I'm not sure that they are native to Nebraska. Hopefully Mako will chime in. Very cool pic, Thanks for sharing! __________________ Want to Volunteer at the NEFGA booth at the Nebraska State fair? Shoot me a PM!

06-15-2008, 09:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mako Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A bit further south... Posts: 4,000	You know, I don't know if collared lizards are native to Nebraska. I've seen them in deserts in California and know they are desert creatures, but even though Scott Eveland tells us there's not enough water out west, I wouldn't call any of Nebraska a desert really. Just looked it up and it says they like "rocky hilly" areas so I guess Western Nebraska would fit. I guess I wouldn't be surprised if they made it up to Nebraska (I'm assuming it would be western Nebraska) or if somebody let it loose. __________________ "Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut."

06-15-2008, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Carilee Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Omaha Posts: 390	I wonder if that lizard is wild or someone's pet that they got tired of feeding. Neat picture anyway! I've never seen anything like that while fishing.

06-16-2008, 10:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
holdemplyer 2008 Catch and Continue Finalist Join Date: May 2007 Location: omaha - want to live in the country again Posts: 1,221	Mako doesn't know???? damn! Andrew, if this was Eastern Nebraska, It was someone's pet that got loose, or was released. __________________ Want to Volunteer at the NEFGA booth at the Nebraska State fair? Shoot me a PM!

06-16-2008, 10:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Scott Eveland Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Water, The West, The Best Posts: 525	I was going to use this site to try to sound like I knew something about lizards... The Herpetology Database However, the lizard page is "under construction." This is normally a pretty helpful site for learning about reptiles in Nebraska. Thanks for sharing the pic! Scott __________________ This post was generated on my own computer on my own time. The views expressed herein may or may not necessarily reflect those of my employer. I'm not an expert on anything. I probably am wrong, so don't believe me.

06-16-2008, 07:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
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06-16-2008, 09:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Trout Bum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Millard Posts: 684	Isn't Andrew down in Georgia? __________________ "The solution to any problem - work, love, money, whatever - is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be." - John Gierach

06-25-2008, 09:35 AM	#16 (permalink)
goose abuser Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 386	Collared lizards are very native to NE. Some out west, some in the SE. Kansas is LOADED with them. Those cute little lizards are the most blood hungry critters in the midwest. __________________ "Wading through gumbo, bout a hour now, and Im only halfway to the hole" "Ive always said shooting a deer is like shooting a cow"-DC

07-01-2008, 11:46 PM	#18 (permalink)
Ty Stromquist Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: on the boat or the beach Posts: 3,221	Hey Scott, I see you always chime in knowing lots about reptiles. How do you know all this? Another hobby? __________________ Said her name was Bambi and I said, "Well that's a coincidence darlin', 'cause I was just thinkin' about skinnin' you like a deer." -------- winner, winner........... chicken dinner.

07-03-2008, 02:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
yellowlab Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	that is really cool

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