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#333784

Benjamin
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Boy or Girl

Is this Desert Horned Lizard a boy or a girl

05/05/05 02:22pm

#333788

Fireside3
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Message To: Benjamin In reference to Message Id: 333784

Boy or Girl

you need to provide a good quality close up of the vent/tail.

Mick

05/05/05 02:25pm

#333790

Houlinator
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Message To: Benjamin In reference to Message Id: 333784

Boy or Girl

I think that it is a boy.

05/05/05 02:27pm

#333945

Fireside3
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Message To: Houlinator In reference to Message Id: 333790

Boy or Girl

could be, but that’s just a guess in the wind without a proper picture.

05/05/05 06:00pm

#334285

Brian McClintock
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Message To: Fireside3 In reference to Message Id: 333945

Boy or Girl

check out the vent. if it has large scales and no black spots it is male.

05/05/05 11:20pm

#334922

Benjamin
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Message To: Brian McClintock In reference to Message Id: 334285

Boy or Girl

It has black spots all over its belly. But he is wild so i havent been able to pick him up.

05/06/05 06:54pm

#335081

Fireside3
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Message To: Benjamin In reference to Message Id: 334922

Boy or Girl

black spots are not a reliable indicator of anything. every horned lizard has black spots on the belly. if it is male there will be 2 enlarged post anal scales just rear of the vent opening and you may notice two bulges on either side of the base of the tail.

Mick

05/06/05 09:58pm