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Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

This was a young lizard in the process of shedding its skin.

Habitat:

Walled backyard.

Species ID Suggestions

PLATEAU FENCE LIZARD

Sceloporus tristichus

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LisaPowers
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Desert Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus magister

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Jellis
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Comments (6)
joanbstanley
Joshua, I was visiting friends during that extremely hot week when it reached 117F.
joanbstanley
Sorry for taking so long to acknowledge your suggestions. I have been out of town for several weeks.
JoshuaGSmith
When were you in Anthem?!?! I live 2 minutes from there!
Jellis
You can contact CaliforniaHerps and they can also help with the ID. They do also other states on the west.
Jellis
This is a young one so it does not have the black collar. But since I don't see any sightings of the Yello-backed I would still say Desert Spiny
Jellis
Other suggestion is Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus uniformishttp://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.uniformis.html because of the yellow tail and head.

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PublishedSeptember 30, 2015

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