This short sequence gives me an idea as to why this particular lizard is missing half its tail. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
My other lizard encounters:
Tag: lizards
Lea catches a lizard!
Unfortunately for Lea the Lizard Chasing Dog, it was already quite dead. Its tail broke off moments after taking this picture, an impressive escape move from something that isn’t even alive.
The not-shy green lizard
Normally little lizards blend with the background and scurry away as soon as you spot them. Not this one today. And not that I would have caught him, but looked like he’d make a cool pet. Happily Lea, the lizard-hunting dog, was not close by and not paying attention.
Dog walking critters
Yesterday, suddenly all the dogs were barking — at something just off the trail. Judging by the markings on the back, this doesn’t seem to be the one we saw a week ago.
And then a snake, similar markings to a dead one Syd and I saw. Not sure what’s going on with its tail. About 50 cm long and moving quickly to get away from us..
The lizard, bees
Here’s Ralf’s photo of the “dinosaur” Benji found the other day.
While Syd knows the entire area like the back of his hand, and has a pretty set route, Ralf likes to wander and explore. The other day we ran across beehives, which I’ve seen before, but wouldn’t be able to find on a map.
How nice to know that honey bees are happy and thriving in Uruguay!
Lagarto, a.k.a Big Ass Lizard
Update: actually, lagarto simply means lizard, with no reference to size.
This is Jerry, our host today, and owner of the El Nido Hotel in Parque del Plata, armed with alcohol spray bottle to nail the incredibly annoying, biting flies that apparently lay eggs under your skin but we. won’t. go. there.