Please help identify my lizard

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   Hi everyone.
I have recently purchased another lizard, being told that it was a skink, I have since been told that it is infact not a skink.
Could someone please help me to determin what it actually is ?
TIA

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vivman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote vivman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Please help identify my lizard Posted: 23 Aug 2005 at 5:51am
	Hi everyone. I have recently purchased another lizard, being told that it was a skink, I have since been told that it is infact not a skink. Could someone please help me to determin what it actually is ? TIA

Vicar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1184	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vicar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Aug 2005 at 8:25am
	Hmm...not my strong point this, tho it looks a bit like one of the Western skink subspecies?...possibly a Coronado skink ? I defer to the greater expertise on this forum. Closest match I can find is Here. Edited by Vicar
	Steve Langham - Chairman Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group

vivman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote vivman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 Aug 2005 at 5:55am
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herpetologic2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Coordinator Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1511	Post Options Post Reply Quote herpetologic2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 4:56pm
	Is this really what the RAUK forum is actually for -an identi pet service? The RAUK Forum is really for the conservation of native British and European Herps....well in fact herps in the wild in general sorry to be be a little negative but its the way I feel about keeping animals......And I am sure to get a bit of grief from this..........wait for it............its coming..............

vivman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote vivman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 5:19pm
	Well, I am so sorry that I have upset you. But I must say that whatever your opinion is, atleast some people are willing to help. I will not get into an argument over this but I will say A BIG thankyou to all the members from here that have helped, especially "David Bird", he is one of the most helpful people I have ever had the fortune of being in contact with and I can assure you that RAUK will never have to deal with any questions from me again, any further identity problems of advice will be sought directly from David. But I guess if you have nothing better to do, you may as well post a reply, at least that way your post count will go up !!!! Thankyou once again to ALL members that assisted with identifying my lizard especially you David..

administrator Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote administrator Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Aug 2005 at 5:43pm
	Hi, before this one explodes RAUK has a policy regarding pet related questions, it can be found at: http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/fourm_faqs.htm#Pets Jon, can I suggest you contact me directly if you have a problem with the content on this site in preference to attacking forum members! I use my discretion as to what is allowable on the forums, what should be moved and what should be deleted. As vivman's post had already been replied to when I first saw it, I left in place as it was clear that forum members were willing to help with the ID. Of the thousands of posts each year on RAUK a handful are pet related, so I tend to let them go or inform the member where else they might go on the internet for advice.

herpetologic2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Coordinator Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1511	Post Options Post Reply Quote herpetologic2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Sep 2005 at 3:51am
	Dear all SORRY SORRY SORRY SORRY.........in future I will follow Gemma's guidance - I do understand that reptile keeping is valuable when it is related to conservation - for example reintroducing natterjacks or sand lizards or even at the reptiliary in the New Forest where the public can come to see all the native UK herps..........most pet reptile keeping has nothing to do with reptile conservation, in my view, I will draw the line there Sorry again JC