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I took this photo at the Los Angeles Zoo in the Arroyo Lagarto exhibit. I think it is a type of spiny lizard, but i need some help on what kind.

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Comments (6)
JonahGula
or a yellow-backed spiny lizard. http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.uniformis.html i cant decide which
CindyBinghamKeiser
That's good to know! It might be the Desert Spiny Lizard. http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.m.magister.html
JonahGula
I was thinking desert spiny lizard?
Aaron_G
It's definitely Sceloporus but I can't take the ID any further than that.
JonahGula
The sign said spiny lizard, but I wanted to know what type of spiny lizard. The mix-species exhibit houses native southern species, so yes they are from so cal.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Jonah, you said you took this at a zoo. Was there no sign saying the various species in the exhibit? Also, you added this to the Southern California Wildlife and Herps of Southern California missions. Do you know this species is from So Cal?

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Herps (Reptiles & Amphibians) of Southern California
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PublishedJuly 18, 2012

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