Hiding in Plain Sight
Saturday, April 19th, 2008Another picture of the little fence lizard from Mississippi. I first spotted it because I saw movement out of the corner of my eye as I walked past the tree. It took me a while to locate it, both because it blends in so well with the bark of the tree and because it can circle around to the other side of the tree in a flash.
Even after I knew the location of the tree where it lived, it usually took me a while to find it. Viewed straight on, it blends into the tree. Viewed from the side, it appears to be just another knot or branch on the irregular tree trunk.
There were a number of similar trees in the area and I hoped to find other lizards, but I was never able to find any but this one. Whether they were there and I just missed them, I have no idea. But thankfully this one was a regular customer.
I won’t post any more shots of this lizard here but you can find some more pictures of it (and other eastern fence lizards) in my eastern fence lizard page.



