Well last week a couple of my buddies and I flew to Atlanta to visit one of our good friends from High School. He ended up renting a sweet cabin for us up in the Blue Mountain Range of Northern Georgia. When there was a pause during the "Beer Olypics" I managed to explore the woods around the cabin and found a few herps. I know for you guys that live in the warm areas of the US that fence lizards an skinks aren't a big deal but to a guy like me from the north, it was a nice treat to see. Once the sun came out these guys were every where!
I caught this guy while chopping wood. I'm not sure if it's a Northern or Southern Fence Lizard because both of their ranges overlap where I was.
He stuck around an posed for some pics afterwards.
Some young ones I found on our wood pile.
After the sun finally came out we found 5-lined skinks running around all over the place. I caught this male who was trapped inside our cabin's screened in porch.
He also decided to stick around for a photo shoot after the release.
Here's a few pics of a gravid female 5-lined skink.
This little juvenile 5-lined skink was a pain to get a photo of because he was very wary. Finally he came back out of hiding just long enough for me to snap a photo.
I caught this guy while chopping wood. I'm not sure if it's a Northern or Southern Fence Lizard because both of their ranges overlap where I was.
He stuck around an posed for some pics afterwards.
Some young ones I found on our wood pile.
After the sun finally came out we found 5-lined skinks running around all over the place. I caught this male who was trapped inside our cabin's screened in porch.
He also decided to stick around for a photo shoot after the release.
Here's a few pics of a gravid female 5-lined skink.
This little juvenile 5-lined skink was a pain to get a photo of because he was very wary. Finally he came back out of hiding just long enough for me to snap a photo.
