In today’s Thursday Squamate Thread, I bring you 2 genera instead of 1! Two genera of semiaquatic Tupinambine Teiid lizards: Caiman Lizards (genus Dracaena, 2 spp) and the Crocodile Tegu (genus Crocodilurus, monotypic) Both genera are unique among teiids in having distinct adaptations for a semiaquatic lifestyle. They belong to the subfamily Tupinambinae but are NOT each other closest relatives. Dracaena guianensis (l) and Crocodilurus amazonicus (r, P: Sébastien SANT)

One of the Peregrine Falcons that hang around my building just flew by with a bird that it just captured. I couldn’t identify the bird it was carrying. It had a long tail but the color of the tail doesn’t seem match a mockingbird (which is what I thought) nor any dove here 🤔 Hangs around*

Because a certain sail-backed reptile has been on the news, in today’s Thursday Squamate Thread I’ll be talking about a group of living sail-backed reptiles, the genus Basiliscus (thread) Commonly known as Basilisks, Basiliscus are relatively large, somewhat dragon-like lizards characterized by having sexually dimorphic head and dorsal ornamentation. This is a young male Basiliscus plumifrons

I’ve never done of these…. Should I? I don’t know if I have an answer for all of them 😂 Took this from @DrSinBin Ok… here we go…

1- This Used To Be My Playground - Madonna… not really cry but almost