{"id":109582,"date":"2025-08-25T19:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/109582\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:42:14","slug":"readers-wildlife-photos-why-evolution-is-true-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/109582\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers\u2019 wildlife photos \u2013 Why Evolution Is True"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, John Avise<\/a>, who has the longest unbroken record of submitting photos in the history of this site, has finally run out of material.\u00a0 He tells me he has enough for two weeks after this, and then it\u2019s goodbye (perhaps until he gets more photos). We will have a small celebration in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Today John gives us photos of lizards. His captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them.<\/p>\n

Lizards in SoCal.\u00a0 On my nature hikes in Southern California, lizards are by far the most abundant reptiles that I encounter (snakes are much rarer).\u00a0\u00a0This week\u2019s post shows several of the lizard species I\u2019ve managed to photograph over the years.\u00a0\u00a0More lizard species in the area will probably be shown in next Sunday\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

Coast Horned Lizard<\/a>, Phrynosoma coronatum:<\/p>\n

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Coastal Whiptail<\/a>, Aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri:<\/p>\n

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Common Chuckwalla<\/a>, Sauromalus obesus:<\/p>\n

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Desert Iguana<\/a>, Dipsosaurus dorsalis:<\/p>\n

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. . . another Desert Iguana:<\/p>\n

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. . . yet another Desert Iguana, longitudinal view:<\/p>\n

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Desert Spiny Lizard<\/a>, Sceloporus magister, adult male:<\/p>\n

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. . . .another Desert Spiny Lizard:<\/p>\n

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. . . yet another Desert Spiny Lizard:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Desert Spiny lizard, headshot:<\/p>\n

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