Alligator Lizard Using Prehensile Tail

Here's my alligator lizard "Killer Croc" using his/her prehensile tail:







I'm curious as to why they need it because they spend most of their time on the ground. Most ground lizards don't have this ability.

Aw cute but serious looking fella, where did you get him from? we still haven't got round to getting anoles yet, got so many scorpions coming on thursday its stupid lol

bex wrote:

Aw cute but serious looking fella, where did you get him from? we still haven't got round to getting anoles yet, got so many scorpions coming on thursday its stupid lol

lol I'm glad you noticed his mean face, gives it some personality. Alligator lizards are actually infamous for being vicious finger chompers. I caught this little guy in central California on an area that's a patch of land sitting in between a small freshwater lagoon area and the beach. The next time I head out there I'll take more habitat pics because I am terrible at explaining settings. My capture of this little guy is also in my other thread "Lizard Fishin'" Haha, I think your scorpion collection is the fastest growing out of all of ours, but that's what happens when you have the scorpion addiction.