[Urban-wombat]

Won't see Mr/Mrs/Ms Bobtail until the spring...

[StudioJ]

That isn't a wombat! Cute little critter though, I think he's smiling.

Love the DOF on this one it suits it.

[Toad]

There's a view you don't see every day! Tell us how you did this one please ...

[Don Schaeffer]

He is grimmacing, studioJ. He is waiting for you to make a mistake.

Really neat closeup wombat.

[Toad]

Interesting that you describe this as '"the last of summer..." Summer is just getting ready to start here!

[guerito]

So close and yet so thoroughly sharp! This is amazing. Your model is amazing too, what is it actually? Irma and I can't decide if it's a turtle or a lizard...

[Petographer]

What an incredible close up shot. Ugly too.

[wayney]

It is a Bobtail Lizard G, funny looking medium sized lizard with a short stumpy tail

[Urban-wombat]

Helloo guys many thanks for you comments on the picture.. I think every garden should a a few bobtalis...the only problem is this one prefers the house and not the garden ..

How it was taken.. lizard in one hand camera in the other....Colin



I'M FREE ........................may not be the same one..

[Petographer]

:o Those are in your garden? :o My wife would have a heart attack.

[wayney]

hehehehe you have not seen the rest of our reptiles, the bobtail is only small

[Peted]

Hey, come on then, post pics.

[Kombisaurus]

Cool little lizard pics Col.. I especially like the last one

So is there a difference between the Bobtail and Bluetongue lizard here in WA?
There seems to be some conflicting evidence on the few sites I just googled.

Growing up in Tassie I used to see a lot of Bluetongues, but I think they were slightly different to the ones over here (ie they wouldn't have been "Western Bluetongues")... and I never heard of a Bobtail lizard until I came to Perth.

It seems they are both members of the skink family (possibly both "shinglebacks")... and they both have blue tongues and stubby tails... so although I've probably seen a few Bobtails here, I've just been calling them all Bluetongues!

They are cool little critters though. I'm not a big reptile fan, but I've always had a bit of a soft-spot for Bluetongues. They just come and go and do their own thing without bothering anyone.

Some info I googled:
http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/plants_animals...tails.html

http://www.eneabba.net/Photoanimals/Bluetongue.html

http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/fac...izards.htm

http://www.users.bigpond.com/snake.man/L...rogosa.htm

[shuttertalk]

Nice shots Col! Great photography though, but I find them kinda creepy though!