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I recently bought a E. collard and I've been bombarding this forum with questions, I apologize for this, i just want to make sure i'm taking care of it in the right way. Well my question is, when i first got "Sam" he was a very light color and now he's gotten alot darker, is this normal??

They go through so many color changes from hatchling to adult. Some can be very lightly colored, and then change to blue. And they can continue to color until maturity, which does not happen until 2 1/2 - 3years old. You usually notice different colors, or brighter, after shedding occurs. Some of mine have shed about three times or more just over the spring and summer. So I have seen alot of changes going on. I congratulate you on your new buddy, I dont know waht color Sam was, but it's very normal to change, even darker, Yes. Post a pic when you get a chance let us meet Sam ! Eve

All the pics i have posted are of him, so you can prob tell, he was only 3 inches long when i got him.

he is wild caught? He looks healthy ! Very Cute little guy, has a lot of growing and changing yet.

HAHA ok, now he's changed to a lighter color... ?? any chance they are kinda chameleon like? and this is within the past 10 mins

sorry to answer your question, i purchased him from petsmart. Not sure if that was the best place, but i figured a big company would take better care of animals than a small shop with no big ties ?

I thought you meant he is always dark now! What happens is, when they first get up they are cold (blooded) so they are very dark in appearance, as they bask and become warm their colors begin to appear. So apparently he was not under his light(which simulates the sun) and when you saw him he was cold and dark ! Got me????????? So now we need a new pic of his light colors, hahahhahahah ! Eve

Thank you, lol I've only had him ( or her can't tell yet.) for 6 days, and i've been gone two of those, so i'm not quite knowledgable yet. I had no clue they were jumpers as well as runners. Thank you for the help.

Fun you will enjoy yours. Probably get another in no time, heheheh ! Ask anthing you want here about them, someone will always give it their best shot ! Very cute pic, yes alot lighter now. Thats all it was, all nice and TOASTY now ! LOL Eve

Not sure if this in fact the same as what you have but looked like it to me? Check out the link below.
Black Collared Lizards

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Peace!
KofSeattle
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Here lizard lizard.........

the lizard in the pics posted above by SkiTS does appear to be an "eastern" collared lizard, or C. collaris... By the way - just to let you know - the terminology used in the Crotaphytus link provided in your post is now quite outdated. "C. insularis" is currently recognized as C. vestigium, or the Baja California collared lizard. Also, the term "black-collared lizard" itself is a misnomer, as all members/species of the genus Crotaphytus (except for the odd "collarless" variety) have black collars...

Brock

..C. vestigium was considered a sub-species of C. insularis, but both are now considered species....unless this has changed sort of recently? Is insularis now considered just a pattern morph of vestigium?

DC
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I've got the blues...LOL...them screamin' yellow-head blues...

I believe C. vestigium was once considered a sub-species of the "insularis group", which also included C. bicinctores. A separate species of collared lizard - restricted to Isla Angel de La Guarda in the Gulf of California - now has exclusive rights to the name C. insularis. This lizard would seem to be very closely related to its sister taxon, C. vestigium, but apparently has enough distinguishing features to be given "species" status...

Brock