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this guy is my yellow throated plated lizard. i've had him for a few months and he's about 18" long. can anyone give me an estimate on how old he is? what is the average life span for these lizards? will he get any bigger? thank you

First this is not a yellow throated plated lizard (G. flavigularis) but a male G. nigrolineatus.
He looks fully grown.
And: They get old. I aquired an aduklt male in 1984 and he is still as agile and healthy as the first day.

Ci@o

Ingo

what's the difference between the two

In recent times the yellow throated plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis)is mixed up a lot with its close relative, Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus-which in fact seems to be traded more often these days.
BTW: The Pic above this forum shoows the latter species.
And: If theres any red or significant yellow at the throat or lips of your lizard, than its flavigularis (and a male).
If it has reddish flanks with whitish small dots, its nigrolineatus.
Flavigularis has brown flanks without any dots in adults.
Also nigrolineatus grows bigger and has "rougher" scalation than flavigularis.

Ci@o

Ingo

are you sure thats not a yellow throated. I have one and hes the same coloration and the lady at the herp store said it was a yellow throated