Mountain Boomer at Mt Scott yesterday

Found this guy basking yesterday at Mt Scott.

Great color on him.

Snakeman wrote:Great color on him.

I agree. He looks like a cartoon.

not to open some can of worms, but my dad spent some time west and told me that "mountain boomer" referred to the gila monster.

Hi Barry,
There are probably several species of herps around that have been labeled/nicknamed "Mountain Boomer", but the Collared Lizard (Oklahoma's state reptile) has also been called "Mountain Boomer" by many Okies for as long as I can remember, and I'm sad to say, that's a long time....
The Horned Lizard is another example. Many of us Okies call them "Horny Toads". (Talk about a questionable nickname..... )

Well, calling them Horny Toads is better than calling them "Texas Horned Lizards," IMHO! Those darned Texans are always trying to take things over . . .

The color on that Mountain Boomer is absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing such great pics!

very cool pic!

i know these guys are starting to take an interest in some of the pet trade, what's the limitations on hunting these guys , or even shipping? i'm assuming state reptile they'd be not allowed to acquire or ship out of state just curious, as i'm right across from mount scott and in snyder and here theyr'e EVERYWHERE lol

Even though they're the state reptile, it's legal to hunt/collect them as long as you follow all of the regulations outlined above.

They have been called maountain boomers in Oklahoma since people first came here. People would hear loud animal noises from the hills and blamed these lizards for it.

Yep, that's true. Even though they can't boom, they are pretty amazing lizards!