i assume this lizard can live in the cold. but i've never seen it in our area before. felt bad letting it go, but wasn't sure about lizards (at least this particular kind), and how to care for it.
2006-10-07 17:27:38 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Does it look like this? http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/images/salamand/amacullg.jpg
If it does, it is a spotted salamander, not a lizards. Lizards can't live in water but salamanders need to stay moist. You probably did the best thing by letting it go, because salamanders are harder to care for than lizards.
2006-10-07 20:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by runningviolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black Lizard With Yellow Spots
2016-12-10 14:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would bet it's a leopard salamander and not a lizard. I'm not sure where you live but if it's getting close to winter and it's been raining recently, chances are that it's a leopard salamander that was trying to hibernate and the rain stirred him up.
2006-10-07 17:36:36 · answer #3 · answered by dhwilson58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black with yellow spots and living in a pool? Sounds like you've found a salamander! It can't stand much cold but probably will hibernate, like a bullfrog.
2006-10-07 17:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by Dick Eney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it was a lizard? Was it slimy? Amphibian? Might have been a salamander.
2006-10-07 17:30:56 · answer #5 · answered by makingthisup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a salamander. There amphibians like frogs, but they look like lizards.
2006-10-07 17:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by lightningviper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a tiger salamander
and they are endangered
2006-10-07 18:04:57 · answer #7 · answered by kaitlyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salamander
2006-10-08 02:57:42 · answer #8 · answered by bill j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋