Yes, Murray, and then there's the ancestral ties between lizards and birds which might cause one to pause and wonder how different they really are.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
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From: MurrayH at aol.com
To: susananderegg at hotmail.com
Cc: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RE: Lizard? help


In a message dated 8/23/2006 12:37:29 AM GMT Daylight Time, susananderegg at hotmail.com writes:
looking at the indistinct dark longitudinal stripes on the abdomen, the lizard in question looks like a northern alligator lizard. Gerrhonotus Coeruleus.

for the gentleman wondering why someone is asking about a lizard here.....no, it certainly isn't a bird. A few weeks ago someone asked about terrestrial vertebrates here in Seattle and since then there have been a few posts regarding lizards and such. Its been interesting, fun and something of a diversion from all the interesting bird posts. Just adds another element to all we can see in the natural world if we sometimes look down.

Susan Anderegg
susananderegg at hotmail.com


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_______________________________________________and when one thinks of all the birds which eat lizards et alia. . . it's an interesting circle! and then there's always habitat plus lizards et alia plus birds plus people . . . and then go backwards and there's weather plus habitat . . . the mind reels. Murray
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