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i have this this lizard but have no idea what kind of lizard it is anf what to feed it. can anyone ID this?

http://www.reemasville.com/Shots/lizard/

it is black with a long wide gold line running down its back and belly legnthwise. please see the photos and email me at reemas AT reemasville.com or post here. thanks!

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Looks like it might be a very young Alligator Lizard (Elgaria). The adults look quite different in pattern. Knowing where it originated would help narrow it down. They are voracious eaters of insects and the like. There is a forum here that deals with them as they seem to have some dedicated fans.

thanks for the reply. im concerned because i got it some tiny crickets but i haven't seen him eat. it was found in Long Beach, CA (southern CA) in a backyard.

any advice?

San Diego Alligator Lizard, Elgaria multicarinata webbii. They are a subspecies of the Southern Alligator Lizard. The Alligator Lizard forum has a lot of posts about care and so forth. It has several regular members with experience who regularly answer questions.

tahnks for the help. i'll post there for care questions!

that is a baby alligator lizard, i cant tell you weather it is a northern or a southern unless you tell me where you found it, northern only get about 10 inches long and southerns will reach 14-16 inches, southerns lay eggs but northerns give live birth. they both very easy to keep, they like to hide allot under logs and they love crickets and wax worms. they can be kept at a humidity around 60 and they require a basking spot of about 95 degrees. thanks josh

it was found in southern CA, specifically Long Beach, CA.

im just concerned because I haven't seen him eat the tiny crickets i got him. any advice?