Sorry, I don't have a pic. Usually I go back there after work and see them all over but they roam up to the front in the day. The pic I want would involve putting a endoscopy type camera (fiber optic Bluetooth) under the garden boxes and I don't have one yet. Also they mostly spend their time under the boxes when I approach.
Anyway: I built and installed a couple garden boxes 4 x 8' in my yard and I'm in Southern Cal. which is huge lizard territory anyway. Over the last year, I've noticed hundreds of lizards on any given day coming from under the box (it's an inch off the ground) and running there to hide. I'm sure they're breeding down there because the population is off the charts now.
On the bright side there's never an insect in sight now yet I still manage to screw up my veggies I try to grow.
Mostly I'm curious if this is a known thing for lizards to hang out under garden boxes very close to the soil? I can't find much about it via net searches.
by ParticularScratch551
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that actually makes sense to me. those boxes are probly giving them shade, cover, and a steady bug buffet all in one spot, so in socal i’d be more surprised if they werent hanging out under there.
I believe this is the friendly Western Fence Lizard! Their blood has a chemical that does something to neutralize various tick borne illnesses. They LOVE grubs too. Absolutely love this lizard. Fantastic reptile. I see you’re also in SoCal. Fish out some grubs from the beds for these guys and everybody’s happy. I love these lizards a ton.
Fat little blue-belly 🙂
He’s happy.
Beautiful garden!
Oh! Aren’t they darling! Look at that sweet little smile.
I wish my cats would stop eating the lizards