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Can anyone ID this species?

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Does anyone recognize the species?

This poor fellow was abandoned at the pet store where I work but no one knows what he is, and the closest looking match I could find is the sagebrush lizard but he doesn't have a blue belly.

Any ideas?

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Sorry for the ablove message! My finger slipped lol Anyways it looks like a swift. There’s often a ton of swift lizards kept at Petco and petsmart. Usually they’re suppose to have a green or blue belly if it’s an emerald swift but I’ve see brown ones all the time at pet stores. They’re pretty common and usually not the most tame lizard.
 
It's a Sceloporus for sure, but without history species identification will be extremely difficult. You will have to use biological measurements (perhaps even including scale counts) to identify to species. I'm leaning towards eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), which is actually native to Virginia and this individual could simply be wild caught. I do not recommend releasing this individual even if native, however, due to the potential of spreading parasites or diseases to novel areas. I would also check state laws in case sale or possession of native herpetofauna are prohibited. Photos of the full dorsal, belly, throat, and armpit in much better light (and image resized to not be gigantic) would aid in identification.
 
snowgyre said:
It's a Sceloporus for sure, but without history species identification will be extremely difficult. You will have to use biological measurements (perhaps even including scale counts) to identify to species. I'm leaning towards eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), which is actually native to Virginia and this individual could simply be wild caught. I do not recommend releasing this individual even if native, however, due to the potential of spreading parasites or diseases to novel areas. I would also check state laws in case sale or possession of native herpetofauna are prohibited. Photos of the full dorsal, belly, throat, and armpit in much better light (and image resized to not be gigantic) would aid in identification.
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What he said! Lol
 
Sorry for the late reply!

Curly tailed lizard seems to be a match (or at least closer than anything else). Thanks for the help!
 
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