Another 4 Corners Giant Lizard Report

I got a notice from one of my Facebook friends that the same kinds of giant lizards as we had spoken of on thios blog before had been seen in the same general area of the 4 corners, in Arizona, and in Navajo country. This is the same area whjere I had first heard of such reports (on Navajo lands and reported by sheepherders) in the 1970s. My friend's name is Johnny Becenti and this is the story he told me on Sunday morning:

Johnny: me and my uncle saw a giant like iguana type lizard that was bluish green head and yellowish type neck..it was by the sheep corral..everytime is see iguana it reminds me of that..we told our grandma and she said that lizard comes around only every 100 yrs [Actually the reports are easily more common than once a century. BUT this might indicate it takes a long time to grow so large]

the lizard me and my uncle saw was on side of hill..the top area was sheep corral and was kinda sandy, but side of the hill was lotta big flat rocks sticking out..the trees in the area a small round trees..I dont know the English name of them but only in Navajo I know the name..but we use the dried up tree droppings as cedar for our cerimonial fireplace..look like trees around Chama, NM. we were running back from the sheep and we usually jump off the rocks into sand and it was layed out on the rock..long neck, bluish greenish head, yellowish neck, and [The back]was wide..[The neck had what ]looks like a type fins...[The skin]was smooth..it was very still..didnt budge as we stopped and looked at it..we got scared and ran off..supposly lizard only comes around every 100yrs...but I remember it turning its head sideways to look at us..the neck was long [and sticking high up]

..my uncle just started his facebook account..you could talk to him too...we even have the lizards that have that flap around the neck like umbrella that run along the fence like the ones you see in austrailia..their small like only 3-4ft in height...4 is pushing it..but every now and then you see them running

we just put up mile long barbwire fence to block off our new zone part of the land and we usually see the little lizards that you see in austrailia running on the hind legs and unbrella type of neck..short and very fast..looks like it flaps its neck to run faster..and its by the sheep corral too..i dont know why these little guys hang around the sheep corrals

Dale: Maybe they are waiting to eat the placentas of new lambs? [Said be true of the Almas]

J. we only see them running along the barb wire fence when we get close to the sheep corral..ususally the placentas are not even there when the lambs are born cuz it happens at night..unless the lizards jump..but theres 5 sheep herding dogs so if anything we hear it all..my guess is they collect hay [=Eat grass] and live under the big flat rocks from the hills

i dont know if lizards eat prarie dogs but there is tons of them in the area as well
 

D: I think it may be only coincidental they are seen around the sheep pens, but it is true I had heard they do that independantly. Prairie dogs are possible prey, they are small enough to be easily handled. Perhaps the hide in old prairie dog tunnels? 6:45am
 

J: they could cuz they not that big..when i see them in books and on tv they make them look huge when in fact their actually small...theres a small hill which is covered with lava rocks and lotta crevaces in the rocks that are stuck together..we were thinking they stay in there · 6:47am

D:They say they hide out in lava rocks when there are similar reports in Argentina-Chile · 6:48am

J; really? i didnt know that..but theres a lava type hill behind where we live..it looks like it was a vent long ago..theres tons of black widows too..I was thinking maybe the widows could be a food source too 6:49 AM

D:There's a good chance, and they might be looking for bugs in the sheep droppings, too, I had thought of that idea before but I wanted to see if you said something similar  6:50 AM

J:  there is also a lotta trantulas crossing the roads 6:55 AM

D: How did you want me to introduce you on the blog?

J: I can be identified as johnny becenti

D: Thank you Johnny, I'm sure it will be a good one.7:00 AM

Tyler's 'Chupacabra' Scan

Tyler Stone sent me this scan he did of an illustration of a book showing a Chupacabras. He said he thought it was a fair depiction of the large unknown iguana lizard, with some exaggerations. I added a few of my own comments and decided to run it that way. The original scan was unreadable in places and I had to replace some text anyway.

Just to mention the situation again,There are a few reports of the large lizards out in the American West which say they have the flaps of skin behind the head like an Australian Frilled lizard. There might actually be such lizards running loose that people are reporting. Conversely, other reports make out the flaps to be oriented vertically above and below the head, much as in some other kinds of Iguanid lizards.

Best Wishes, Dale D.