PHRYNOSOMATIDAE - North American spiny lizards and relatives Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crestridge Ecological Reserve 5/26/07

Order Squamata (scaled reptiles) - Look for Common Side-blotched Lizards throughout the west and northern Mexico. Note: The first picture shows a male with a dorsal cover of blue spots, prominent during mating season. Both male and female have a dark side blotch just behind the front legs.

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