Chaam local Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 This little guy (or big guy actually, maybe 40 or 50 cm from head to tail) is living in a hole in my garden. I'm curious to know what kind of lizard it is, as well as the name in Thai. I've seen all sorts of lizards around my house, but they're usually smaller. As I was taking pictures of the lizard, I spotted another visitor. Can someone confirm that this is a rat snake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ging Gah is what my wife says the lizard is. See them near our house often. Noo Sing is the snake. Pretty sure it is a rat snake. Thailand Snakes She said they both are delicious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Believe this is the same type of lizard out our back door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Yep the lizard is ging ga,looks like a type of iguana really. The snake is a rat snake. I had a nice one in a soup just last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Snake eaters, lizard eaters, ah! Wonderful Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaam local Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thank you for your replies. I'm glad to know it's a rat snake, if it eats mice and frogs that's ok with me. For the lizard what my wife calls "ginka" is rather this type: The ones I've seen are small and run on their hind legs. Tywais on your picture I would have thought it was a gekko or tookay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Tywais on your picture I would have thought it was a gekko or tookay? I think you're right, my wife just looked at the photo I posted and said it was tookae, has long toes and the head. I just never seen one that close to me during the daytime - about 1 meter away and just eying me. She said that yours and the one I photoed below are both ginka but different types. The one below and I've seen the type you posted do run quite fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Gink ga is generally all of the little lizards that have that iguana look about them. It is not a real name. This isn't the cradle of science here after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 OP's lizard = Common Butterfly Lizard (Leiolepis belliana) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Tywais, yours is a Garden Fence Lizard (Calotes versicolor). As the latin name suggests, they can change their colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 ^ thats your 2nd pic, obviously... (before the, 'no its not its a tokay!' crowd jump in) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Thanks Goshawk, was hoping you might pop in and correct my mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaam local Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Thanks Goshawk! So, according to Wikipedia, the name in Thai is วงศ์ย่อยแย้ (not sure how to pronounce: wong-yoy-yaeh?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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