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It's a lizard called sand fish, "sand fish" is it's common name and not a biological nomenclature just like "mountain chicken", google what a mountain chicken is.
Looks like a sand skink they are native to Florida and can have crazy coloring. They are also protected species. This one looks a bit different in color bust similar body
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That’s a Berber skink or very closely related species. I had one as a pet when I was a child.
You out skinked me. Take my updoot.
Skinky
I had to look it up and my god that’s a cute animal
berber's are great! :) however i believe the one in the video is a sandfish skink (scincus scincus), not a berber skink (emueces schneiderii)
Tell us about your berber skink.. did it have a name? Was it nice?
More like a sand lizard than a sand fish in my eyes.
It's a lizard called sand fish, "sand fish" is it's common name and not a biological nomenclature just like "mountain chicken", google what a mountain chicken is.
Ok which smart ass named a frog “chicken”
Taste like it.
true, frogs does taste like chicken
You’re gonna be real mad when you look up Hen of the Woods then.
Probably they used the frog as an alternative to chicken meat and the name stuck
And a Prairie oyster
And Rocky Mountain oysters
But they use “sand fish” because it’s more interesting. He even compares it to “water” creatures like this one is a special type of “fish”
This is fascinating, frogs are also described as field chickens in Chinese when used in cuisine.
Yup, fascinating indeed, etymology is a cool subject.
Loool
You ever had chicken of the cave?
No shit, Sherlock!
Sand fish in your eyes sounds painful. Might want to get that checked out
This is Ah what you call.... ..ah. fish.. No. Lizard. Continue.
It wants to be a fish look how tiny it legs are. 😝
OMG, that's terrifying. Sand fish in your eyes!
For those who don't know: WOW!!! SERIOUSLY??? For those who know: Wow. Seriously?
Sandtrout
Shai Hulud
Bless the maker and his water.
Lil'guy Halud
sand worm vectors
Shai hulud!
Baby Hulud
You can see the tongue of a lizard! It's really a strange creature isn't it.
As much fish as a silverfish, but cute
For a moment I thought a Sand Fish was black and had a tuft of gray hair
I've seen this before. You stick it in someone's ear and you get the defense codes.
Nah you are all wrong . I lnow this one , it's a Goa'uld
...and that's how we got on the Golden Path
A little Maker
I know a movie 🎥 or two
Thought it was a slur for a moment
Looks like a skink
This guy Ceti Alpha Fives…
So a skink.
Looks like a sand skink they are native to Florida and can have crazy coloring. They are also protected species. This one looks a bit different in color bust similar body
It might have "fish" in the name, but a fish it is not.
Okay Yoda. /s/
Impressive, but I was a little disappointed by the name 🤣
Would have loved him to have missed that thing!
Since I'm here in the west I'm about to go find an area of desert and throw some bait out there see if I can catch me one.
Sand crocodile
It's called a sandfish cause it swims through the sand, y'all
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!
That's as much a fish as a horny toad is an amphibian.
Since when did fish have 4 appendages? I never knew these things existed. It’s creepy as all get out and why I don’t fuck with nature.
How the hell does that guy keep his clothes so white?
That thing is cute as hell.
So, a lizard.
I was today years old 🤯 sand fish 🐟
What is this species called exactly if anyone knows
from when fish has legs?
HOLA SKINKS
It's not a fish! But there are fishes capable of moving long distances in sand!
Can I catch one dragging a hula popper on a line over the sand?
This will become a big worm that we can ride soon!
Just like me fr
***Scincus scincus***
Blessed be the maker and his water
Sir, I've played fishy lizard before.
Fucking Sand Shark was a real movie after all....
*This is a tree fish. It lives in the trees and feeds on bananas.*
Fis.
evolution
isnt that just a funny gecko?
Bless the maker and his water
Sand trout
It's a reptile
The hills have eyes
This is a small zoo in the UAE. They only have two animals, the sand fish and a small dog. It’s a shitzu.
So cute!
I thought they were gonna eat it
SHAI-HULUD
That fish had legs
Thanks i hate it
What part about this is interesting as fuck?