Confuscious Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 This morning, while cleaning my patio, I found this beauty. But a bunch of ants had murdered him/her before she could cross my patio. It was about 40cm long when I found it. It looks like some kind of dragon, but I don't know anything about tropic animals. So, if somebody can tell me what kind of animal it was (before dying) and some details about it, I would like to hear it. TIA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VinnieK Posted April 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2023 Oriental garden lizard A cat probably killed it..not ants Ants were just carting it away 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etaoin Shrdlu Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 May have been a Forest Crested Lizard. The spots look similar to this one: https://www.thailex.info/THAILEX/THAILEXENG/LEXICON/Indochinese Forest or Blue Crested Lizard (Calotes mystaceus) กิ้งก่าหัวสีฟ้า.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 If you leave it there you will see a bright white skeleton laid out where the lizard currently lies once the ants take away everything except the bones - they work fast. It will likely be a shiny white pure skeleton by tomorrow. I saw one in the garden here myself. Ants definitely didn't kill it - birds or cat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Your patio seems to alive for my liking ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 1 hour ago, ukrules said: Ants definitely didn't kill it - birds or cat I remember a strange sound at night. Something like a cry for help. Guess it was the dragon in a fight. Damned cats, i hate them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 11 hours ago, Confuscious said: I remember a strange sound at night. Something like a cry for help. Guess it was the dragon in a fight. Damned cats, i hate them. I love cats but they will decimate every lizard in the garden (geckos incl) ..and anything else that they can lay their paws on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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