What is this?

Posted on April 17, 2009
Filed Under Science |


I took this picture a couple of weeks ago.

I sent it to my grandchildren and asked them to try and identify it.
Their answers were so interesting that I thought I would give others a shot at it to.

Ask your kids.

I’ll give you the “bigger picture” next time.

Comments

11 Responses to “What is this?”

  1. Steve on April 17th, 2009 10:16 am

    These look like some kind of lizard foot. At first I thought maybe a chicken but then I noticed the five toes and the scales. Maybe a monitor lizard of some kind? It is an intriguing shot.

    Steve

  2. Betsy on April 17th, 2009 5:12 pm

    Definitely looks like reptilian feet to me. Those colors are amazing!

  3. Sandy on April 18th, 2009 7:26 am

    Amazing photo! It looks like an adult orange Iguana. They are claimed to change to orange during the mating season. Iquanas remind me of mood rings - how their changing colors adapt to their environment. One of many amazing creatures of God.

  4. Sharon on April 18th, 2009 9:40 pm

    I agree, the picture appears to be that of some kind of lizard.

  5. Jon on April 18th, 2009 10:52 pm

    At first glance it looks somewhat akin to a komodo dragon, though it is difficult to tell not being a reptilian expert.

  6. Kyle on April 19th, 2009 10:52 pm

    It is an iguana. I don’t know the type but I would guess green because it is not uncommon for a green iguana to have some yellow with black. The dewlap gives it away. However, I would only say I am ninety-eight percent sure. Of that two percent, one percent goes to the foreseen unforeseen possibilities I have come up with and another goes to doubt.

  7. Alexandra on April 20th, 2009 4:07 pm

    Like Steve, my first thought was a chicken….until I saw the makings of a tail! =) I would have to say a reptile of some sort.

  8. James on April 20th, 2009 9:34 pm

    An Eagle.

  9. richard on May 1st, 2009 3:13 am

    Iguana

  10. Edith on May 15th, 2009 2:07 pm

    It’s an Iguana!

  11. Priscilla on July 26th, 2009 11:29 am

    I thought it was some kind of a frog or toad, but it could be an Iguana.

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