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submitted 6 days ago by HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org to c/herpetology@mander.xyz

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Currently in an argument- "too thin to be a Gila" vs "too beaded to be a chuckwalla"

Very sluggish, but it's only like 19c today. Maybe 25-30cm long

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[–] Sal@mander.xyz 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Very cool!! My opinion is that it is a thin gila monster

I found another image of a Gila monster with a similar color pattern - with the small black dots inside hexagonal orange patches: https://btarboretum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20230410_102910-1536x1536.jpg

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 4 points 6 days ago

Gila monster. That head shape and legs/digits proportions could never be a Chuckwalla's. Skin looks like a Gilas too.

Sometimes lizards get sick and look thinner than normal and sluggish, I've found some like that.

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

My biologist partner says it is a gila monster.

[–] hash@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago

I don't have the credentials some of these guys do but I'd say that sure as fuck isn't a chuckwalla. Seems like it's the real deal...

[–] gila@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

I don't think it's a gila