Reptiles @ MindSay

This is the lovely monitor lizard who lives at the UWSP College of Natural Resources building. The Argus Monitor Lizard is part of a student project sponsored by the Herpetology Society at the university. He (or "it" I'm not sure if he is a he or a she) lives in the Vivarium part of the CNR building. And, yes, that's me in the video saying, "Isn't he awesome?!"  I try to visit and observe him at least once a week. He's a lively fellow, wouldn't you agree? He kept coming up to the glass seemingly in an attempt to get friendly with me. He kept banging his head into the glass when I kneeled down in front of him. I hope he wasn't bothered by me. My human reaction is to think he likes me and looks forward to my visits!  This reptile brightens my day.  I'm serious.  Those eyes sparkle with curiousity and intelligence. 

Here are a few more close up photos of the lizard: 

And look at it's tongue!  He was hard to photograph because he kept moving around.  I did manage to capture him in a wink in the second to last photograph.  Gods, I love that creature.  It's the closest thing to seeing a dragon... and that's exactly what I call him.  My favorite dragon.

Hard to photograph.  If any of you know what kind of lizard this is and have seen them before, then you probably know just how difficult it is to find them being still enough to ever get a picture of one.

So here's more pictures before I go to sleep. You think this is bad, just wait until I start posting Sunday's pics:P

A great blue heron...in the pinguin pool.

Tree kangaroo.

I think this is a tortoise. He's eating. :)

lol, Jubjub.

Creepy tortoise!

I think this is a dwarf crocodile.

A big snake.

And lastly, here's a picture of part of a mosaic that was in this building with the reptiles. Just think about it.

Alright, time for me to crash. Tomorrow we're going to Mt. Reiner and I need to get as much sleep as possible.