What are these??

[h3h]

Hey I don't know much about lizards, so this might be in the wrong section. But i saw these at a pet store today and they caught my eye. They weren't labeled, and when I asked the guy what they were he said he'd go find out...But he was obviously the "reptile" guy - Shouldn't he know? Shouldn't they be labeled? Anyway I walked out when he went to find out. The pictures aren't the greatest, through dirty glass on a cellphone.


http://i.imgur.com/JABPa.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/zDFox.jpg



- h3

[Kingsnakechris]

uromastyx .

[Kingsnakechris]

The second one at least

[Ivalynfyre]

The first looks like a fire skink, the second a uromastyx.

[Trent]

Pic 1..Looks like a Fire skink ...looks dead.

[StudentoReptile]

The first one is a true fire skink, and the second is a Uromastyx sp.

[h3h]

Thanks everyone, The first one did look pretty lethargic. But I do like the color, as for the second one...If I was going to tell a 10 year old what it was I wouldn't say Uromastyx...So, lol....In layman's terms?? And whats up with the tail, is that esthetic, or used for defense, or what? I have quite a few snakes on my wish list, and lizards are creeping up on me...Oh no..

- h 3

[Kingsnakechris]

Lol that's their name man....

[h3h]

Is my plethora of knowledge on lizards showing yet? lol.

- h3

[Kingsnakechris]

Lol its all good, its one of those weird names that seems way more complicated than it should be

[Skumbo]

First is a fire skink, second is a uromastyx he looks either dying or in shed (ive never seen one in shed)

[h3h]

Stab in the dark, "Yer-O-mas-sticks" <---My best phonetic spelling. Is that about right?

- h3

[Kingsnakechris]

That's how I always pronounced it.....

[moshirimon]

I like to think of it as "Euro-mas-tix". The reference to Europe always helped me. And I believe that tail can be used to whip.

[Kingsnakechris]

Euro-mass-tix.

[Snakeman8]

fire skinks are awesome!