# What kind of lizard is this?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-lizard-is-this/492583>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 9, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-lizard-is-this/492583 "2009-04-09T23:31:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-lizard-is-this/492583/1 "2009-04-09T23:31:30Z")

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[What is he?](http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=3901613)

Picture taken my by cousin’s friend at a military base in Kuwait.

Witty text added by yours truly.

Just curious- he’s awfully cute, what with his little fat belly.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-lizard-is-this/492583/2 "2009-04-10T00:29:35Z")

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[Dhab spiny tailed lizard](http://video.aol.com/video-detail/dhub-or-dhab-spiny-tailed-lizard/3952837665)

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-lizard-is-this/492583/3 "2009-04-10T00:32:17Z")

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It’s a Godzilla larva, of course.