Afghanistan find

My first good sized lizard sighting. I think it is an Agama.

Was sun bathing after what appeared to be a very large meal. Was not scared at all.

Just relocated him to a spot where no one would bother him.

Was about 10" including tail.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps2a02a73f.jpg

Ahaha, he definitely looks fat and happy.

So neat! The most exciting lizards around here are fence lizards....

There are frogs where he was found, so the prolly has a belly full of frog.

Oh my goodness what a belly.

Looks pretty similiar to a small one I caught on the COP once. Then there was this big bastard I caught when we were rucking up a mountain, dunno what kind it was. I even managed to catch two scorpions bare-handed. That place had some neat things to catch... except the camel spiders. I hate them.

Looks like he ate real good!

Neat to see, thanks!

Great pic. We actually had a pair of them living under our back deck when I was in "the Stan" years ago. I also chased an Indian Cobra around for a bit before it dove down a hole. We also saw a few saw scaled vipers, but when we decided to try an catch one to keep in our Ready Room, we couldn't ever find another. Also, I got to see more Leopard Geckps than I could count in Kabul. They just walk down the streets there. Have fun with your herping over there.

Are you in Northern or Southern Afghanistan.

That's pretty neat. Thanks for sharing!

Regards,

B

I am in the South. I have not really seen a whole lot here, I would love to see some leopard geckos.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Great pic. We actually had a pair of them living under our back deck when I was in "the Stan" years ago. I also chased an Indian Cobra around for a bit before it dove down a hole. We also saw a few saw scaled vipers, but when we decided to try an catch one to keep in our Ready Room, we couldn't ever find another. Also, I got to see more Leopard Geckps than I could count in Kabul. They just walk down the streets there. Have fun with your herping over there.

Are you in Northern or Southern Afghanistan.

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Originally Posted by Royal Hijinx

I am in the South. I have not really seen a whole lot here, I would love to see some leopard geckos.

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Gotcha. I was in Bagram in the North in '03, '04 and '05. I never did go to Kandahar or any of the other southern areas.