My girlfriend may want a lizard, but she doesnt know what kind to get.

[Oxylepy]

Beardies are cool and make great lizard pets, but take a moment and consider Blue Tongued Skinks. Just as docile, grow a bit larger, not as common, very impressive looking. I'm a teacher and have both beardies and a blue tongue in my classroom. By far the favorite is the blue tongue.

I was using them as an example of too large