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Large lizard with red head & dark gray body?

sugarfox03 Apr 04, 2005 10:04 AM

Can anyone tell me what kind of lizard has a large red head and a dark, like slate gray body? No spikes, kind of fat body...made a weird hissing/growling noise when approached. 2.5-3 feet long, not sure if that was full grown though. This animal was seen in the wild in south FL and I cannot figure out what it is! It was probably someone's pet at one time, as I have never seen one before and I am very familiar with FL native wildlife. I looked up cuban iguanas, green iguanas, red tegu's, red ackies...it was none of those! Any help you all can provide would be great! Thanks in advance!

Melody

Replies (3)

Ingo Apr 05, 2005 01:21 PM

Sounds like a male Eumeces laticeps (Broadhead skink)

Ci@o

Ingo

reptileman17 Apr 05, 2005 06:10 PM

Ya the description matches it but broadhead skinks dont get 3' long.

canidman Apr 06, 2005 07:08 PM

Possibly a red-headed Agama (Agama agama). They are breeding in South Florida. Although, the size you give is off for this species.
Red-Headed Agama in Florida

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