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Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
Approximately 12 inches long.
A very elusive lizard and very quick to hide when disturbed.
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New images as of 08/12/06 Madera Canyon Arizona
Hopefully these will be a little bit better, I seem to have a problem getting good lizard images.
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I think this is an off spring from the desert spiny lizard, perhaps an immature,
I don't think it's a female, it is only half as big as the above images
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Images below taken much earlier
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Male Desert Spiny
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Female Desert Spiny
Above photos taken at the Nature Conservancy 06/2000
[ Hassyampa River Preserve on state route 60 ] just south of Wickenburg, AZ.
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Male Desert Spiny. 07/200
Rest stop on AZ. state route 60 just south of Wickenburg, AZ.
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I would say this also is a Desert Spiny.
It was on the same limb as one of the other Desert spiny lizards and at the same time,
but not close enough together get a photo of the both on the same limb.
However I don't see the heavy black on the neck.
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