It's nice that they don't. We've rescued a red-eared slider turtle and are
providing the proper chemistry, etc. for her, and it's taken a lot of
interesting physical work, in spite of, I think, Seymour Papert's Turtle
program decades ago!
- Alan
On Thu, 8 Apr 2010, Martha Deed wrote:
Great post, Helen. And thanks to Ruth and to Michael for their kind remarks
about my poem.
Soon enough, these lizard posts will lead to something digital in someone's
mind, I'm sure.
Martha
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helen varley jamieson wrote:
that is a beauy! & now i've just got to chime in with this fine
specimen that wandered across my cousin's garden in coffs
harbour (australia) one morning a few weeks ago. there's not
much to guage the scale of it by, but it was easily more than 2
meters long including the tail. my cousin heard it before seeing
it & knew it was either a large snake or one of these, a monitor
lizard; he went racing off to defend the chicken house.
australia is definitely the place for casual encounters with all
kinds of reptilian friends (remembering the python that moved
into my kitchen a couple of years ago -
http://blog.furtherfield.org/?q=node/119).
h : )
On 7/04/10 12:37 PM, mez breeze wrote:
i saved a shingle-back version of 1 of these 4rm
being eaten by 3 dogs a while back.
http://www.honoluluzoo.org/images/shingleback_skink.jpg
gorgeous animals.
On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Simon Biggs
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
wrote:
Below is a blue tongue skink (a type of
Australian lizard). It has
no teeth, as such, but very hard gums. One of
these bit me on the
finger, when I was a kid, and refused to let go
for some minutes,
a bit like a pit bull. My finger took quite a
while to return to
normal. I kept it as a pet, along with the rest
of the menagerie.
Most of the time they sleep because it is either
too cool (they
like it above 25c) or they?ve found a really nice
spot to sit in
the sun. They are easy to catch, but watch those
gums!
Best
Simon
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*Subject: *Re: [NetBehaviour] lizard
A skink is a kind of lizard and therefore a
reptile (1)
It?s not a salamander it?s a skink
explanation that does not illuminate
absent a description of a salamander
or a skink vague memories of high school
biology seep to the surface
but do not enlighten
even the image
ugly thing or beautiful
so early in the day
depending upon one?s taste
not helpful
so how to communicate in this age
of salamanders or skinks
viewed without geography
on the web the technology of digital
cameras and internet connections
listservs and virus blockers
contributing to the morning
?Their general body shape is similar,
but other than that they are very different.?(2)
a politician?s answer have I mentioned
we are looking at this creature
not living with it for a week
moving on then
lizards have dry scaly skin
salamanders have slimy skin
lizards have claws
salamanders do not
lizards have external ear openings
salamanders do not (3)
and skinks
emailing may help
(1) www.kdwp.state.ks.us
<http://www.kdwp.state.ks.us> (Animal
Look-Alikes)
(2)
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_a_lizard_and_a_sal
amander
(3)
http://nyfalls.com/wildlife/Wildlife-reptiles-lizards.html
Martha Deed
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James Morris wrote:
> Here is an image of a lizard:
>
> http://jwm-art.net/art/image/lizard.jpg
>
> The lizard is in our garden shed. It has been
sat there for well
over a
> week now. It is still alive. I don't know what
it is doing.
Sometimes it
> turns around though I never see it move.
Sometimes it's tail is
hanging
> off the edge, other times, like in this image,
it's tail is laid out
> straight behind it.
>
> Today I watched it for five minutes or so and
saw the first sign
of life
> I've seen: something moved near the rear of
it's head - I don't
know what
> as I know nothing about lizard anatomy - if it
were a fish I'd
say it's
> gills moved.
>
> I wonder if it is going to shed its skin. I
don't know. Would it
like a
> drink of water? Why is it there? What is it
doing?
>
> I might try emailing the RSPCA or some other
wild life charity
requesting
> advice.
>
>
>
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