A close-up of the head and forebody of a small grayish lizard. It has a pointy triangular head. The rest of its body is colored by a mix of charcoal gray and lighter gray scales. Oddly, its whole body appears wrinkled, not smooth like most lizards.

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   My camera shoots fascists (mikal@sfba.social)'s status on Sunday, 26-Apr-2026 14:23:16 JST My camera shoots fascists

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   The little tiger whiptail showed up again today out by the back door. I'm constantly amazed that this lizard lets me pick it up as long as I feed it a little bit. Whiptails in the wild are crazy skittish and it's hard to get within 10 feet of one.

   I always think they look like the dachshunds of the lizard world. Compared to Bill and the other spiny lizards (Sceloporus magister), this little guy has a very small, delicate mouth and eats in a way that is almost dainty. I find it utterly adorable.

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