Found this guy in my bathtub. I have no idea how he got there, but he's lucky he didn't fall down the drain. I've been seeing a lot of these recently and I think they are really cool. Rather than just put him outside like I normally would, I decided to give this little guy a head start. I've got him set up in a wide deli cup with some fresh leaves for humidity and some crushed dried leaves to hide amongst. I've been feeding him pin head roaches (Blatta lateralis) and he eats several a day. I figure I'll give him a couple of months of free food and clean water and then I'll set him free in my yard to eat all the bugs he can catch.
Having trouble getting a positive ID. I know the exotic species in the pet trade far better than my local species. Google is giving me mixed and confusing info. Australia has a similar looking "Blue tailed skink", but that is clearly not it. I believe it to be in the genus Plestiodon. Apparently we have only two native skinks here, the Western and the Gilbert's. Both have babies with bright blue tails. I believe this one to be a Western based on how far past the rear legs the body stripes go. When I can get a better pic, I will count the supralabial scales.
Apparently, the alligator skink I've known since I was a child is really not a skink at all.
Having trouble getting a positive ID. I know the exotic species in the pet trade far better than my local species. Google is giving me mixed and confusing info. Australia has a similar looking "Blue tailed skink", but that is clearly not it. I believe it to be in the genus Plestiodon. Apparently we have only two native skinks here, the Western and the Gilbert's. Both have babies with bright blue tails. I believe this one to be a Western based on how far past the rear legs the body stripes go. When I can get a better pic, I will count the supralabial scales.
Apparently, the alligator skink I've known since I was a child is really not a skink at all.