Post #2279355
2026-04-19 01:19 UTC
Oh boy! Tiger whiptail is back! Whiptail is back!
It immediately remembered me. Or at least remembered that the whistling hairless ape has free food. It ran right up to me when I whistled for it.
Now, anyone who spends time out here in the desert knows that it's hard to get within 20 feet of a whiptail. They are very fast and very skittish. This one, on the other hand, when I first met it, was climbing all over me after tossing it four or five mealworms.
I want to try making friends with other whiptails to see if that level of food-friendliness is a species-level characteristic or if I just met a friendly one.
Latin name: Aspidoscelis tigris
#LizardReport #Lizard #Lizards #SonoranDesert #herps #Herpetology.
Replies (2)
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@Mikal@sfba.social 2026-04-19 01:21
And, today, as usual I made the rounds and fed Stubby, Donna, Cutie and Bill. Haven't really had time to work on those zebra tails next-door much and I saw Donna's new iguana friend on the wall with her, but it was gone when I went out. #LizardReport
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@Cliff538@thecanadian.social 2026-04-19 01:24
@Mikal@sfba.social I love all the new friends! I need to get some mealworms and some new friends!