Last week I posted this garden visitor on Butterflies & Dirt. Today I received feedback on my photograph from the Maryland Amphibian & Reptile Atlas page. According to the commenter, the lizard above is a skink. More specifically, it is possibly a five-lined skink. That was one of my guesses! Next time, I'll have to be more bold and stick to one answer. Or maybe I'll become a pro at identifying lizard species!
It is possible for me to become more skilled in identification with all of the wildlife that has been active around here lately. I saw two more lizards this past Tuesday. Both had blue on them and looked similar to the lizard in the second photograph from my post on Friday. Below is a picture of a pipe. I know this is not terribly exciting, but there was lizard climbing up the brick wall in between the pipe. The other lizard was on the ground in the mulch. Maybe next time, I'll be a little more careful not to scare them away so I can take a proper photograph! I get so excited when I discover a critter, I forget to calm down and be quiet so I can enjoy observing longer!
Lizard was here. It is no more!
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