Well, John Avise, who has the longest unbroken record of submitting photos in the history of this site, has finally run out of material. He tells me he has enough for two weeks after this, and then it’s goodbye (perhaps until he gets more photos). We will have a small celebration in two weeks.
Today John gives us photos of lizards. His captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them.
Lizards in SoCal. On my nature hikes in Southern California, lizards are by far the most abundant reptiles that I encounter (snakes are much rarer). This week’s post shows several of the lizard species I’ve managed to photograph over the years. More lizard species in the area will probably be shown in next Sunday’s post.
Coast Horned Lizard, Phrynosoma coronatum:
Coastal Whiptail, Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri:
Common Chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus:
Desert Iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis:
. . . another Desert Iguana:
. . . yet another Desert Iguana, longitudinal view:
Desert Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus magister, adult male:
. . . .another Desert Spiny Lizard:
. . . yet another Desert Spiny Lizard:
Desert Spiny lizard, headshot:
