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abk...@my-deja.com
Sep 26, 2000, 2:31:47 AM9/26/00
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A long time ago I had a pair of lizards that the pet store owner
claimed were "Rainbow Swifts". I had a male and a female, and the male
was stunning. Bright pastel sky blue, pale blue, pastel green, and
yellow/brown scales all over his little body. I can't seem to find any
information about "rainbow swifts" anywhere on the web, but I'm
desperately trying to find if anyone else knows the real name for this
species. It'd be nice to get another one. Thanks!
claimed were "Rainbow Swifts". I had a male and a female, and the male
was stunning. Bright pastel sky blue, pale blue, pastel green, and
yellow/brown scales all over his little body. I can't seem to find any
information about "rainbow swifts" anywhere on the web, but I'm
desperately trying to find if anyone else knows the real name for this
species. It'd be nice to get another one. Thanks!
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Thea
Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00
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Your description basically matches that of an Emerald swift (Sceloporus
malachiticus), perhaps that is what you had. They are a Central Amercan
species and quite common in the pet trade.
malachiticus), perhaps that is what you had. They are a Central Amercan
species and quite common in the pet trade.
Thea
David Wilson
Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00
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Common throughout the South West USA, are swifts called simply: fence
swifts. They have very many of the same colors as emeralds, just about
2/3 of their size. My reference also shows them as: Clark's swift.
sceloporus clarkii.
swifts. They have very many of the same colors as emeralds, just about
2/3 of their size. My reference also shows them as: Clark's swift.
sceloporus clarkii.
Beverly Erlebacher
Sep 26, 2000, 3:00:00 AM9/26/00
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In article <8qpfsj$ld8$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>, <abk...@my-deja.com> wrote:
>A long time ago I had a pair of lizards that the pet store owner
>claimed were "Rainbow Swifts". I had a male and a female, and the male
>was stunning. Bright pastel sky blue, pale blue, pastel green, and
>yellow/brown scales all over his little body. I can't seem to find any
>information about "rainbow swifts" anywhere on the web, but I'm
>desperately trying to find if anyone else knows the real name for this
>species. It'd be nice to get another one. Thanks!
>A long time ago I had a pair of lizards that the pet store owner
>claimed were "Rainbow Swifts". I had a male and a female, and the male
>was stunning. Bright pastel sky blue, pale blue, pastel green, and
>yellow/brown scales all over his little body. I can't seem to find any
>information about "rainbow swifts" anywhere on the web, but I'm
>desperately trying to find if anyone else knows the real name for this
>species. It'd be nice to get another one. Thanks!
Might be Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (say that three times fast). IIRC,
they are native to Central America and there is a population established
somewhere in southern Florida.
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