Desert Spiny On Rock — Image by kenne
Desert Spiny on Rock
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Sun burns high and narrow,
Scales like chipped mosaic,
Eyes unblinking, sharp,
Not seeking to flee,
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“What’s Going On Here?” (Two Desert Spiny Lizards) — Image by kenne
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Desert Spiny (Sceloporus magister) Lizard — Image by kenne
These are medium to large lizards with snout-vent lengths ranging from 2¼ to 5¼ inches (63 to 138 mm).
These robust lizards have keeled, pointed scales. Background color is usually subdued gray, tan, or blue
with a striking wide, purple stripe down the back and single yellow scales scattered on the sides (S. magister),
or scattered turquoise scales mixed with tan and brown on the back and sides (S. clarkii). Both species have a
dark collar under or around the neck; males have vivid blue throats and under-bellies. Females develop
orange to red heads during the breeding season. — Source: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
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Mountain Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus jarrovii) — HDR Image by kenne
The mountain spiny lizard is the cousin of the desert spiny, whose coloring blends more with the desert than the mountain forests.
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Desert Spiny Lizard, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, Arizona — Image by kenne
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Desert Spiny Lizard — Getting A Little Sun (Sabino Canyon Recreation Area) — Image by kenne
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Two Desert Spiny Lizards — Image by kenne
“Lizards can’t pass through walls, but if we replace the L with a W, the goal might be attained.”
― from Song of a Nature Lover by
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Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
We have been experiencing some warmer spring weather here in the desert,
so more lizards are on the move
— kenne
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Desert Spiny Lizard On His Throne — Image by kenne
Kiss me if you like
Better like a lot of tongue
I’m a great lover.
— kenne
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Cold Blooded and Warm Blooded Animals Are On The Move 2 comments
Desert Spiny Lizard in the Saguaro National Park (April 2, 2018) — Image by kenne
Most days here in the Sonoran Desert are averaging in the 80’s causing reptiles to be on the move and our “snowbird” friends to start packing for their journey north.
With morning lows around 50 degrees, this Desert Spiny (Sceloporus magister) was more interested in sunning than our nearby presence. This native of the Sonoran Desert is a large (up to about 142 mm or 5.6″ from snout to vent), stocky lizard with large, pointed, keeled, overlapping scales. The Desert Spiny can live up to six years, which explains the one that has been a patio friend for several years now, which I visit with each day.
— kenne
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Lizard Walk — Desert Spiny Image by kenne
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In Your Face, Dude (Desert Spiny Lizard) — Computer Art by kenne
He is one buff dude
Sometimes to intimidate
Sometime to attract.
— kenne
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Desert Spiny Male Lizard — Image by kenne
The morning light and the cooler desert temperatures bring out the colors in this male desert spiny lizard.
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Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
It’s hard not to think of lizards when one thinks of the hot desert days of summer.
Most lizards like the heat, but not to much.
An article in the Smithsonian Magazine notes,
“Scientists worry that a warming climate may be especially dangerous for lizards,
which aren’t able to regulate their own temperatures.”
Scientists are making use mitochondrial DNA to map out a species’ genetic diversity
to learn how animals might best adapt to global warming, if at all.
Lizards “may need to become nocturnal if they want to survive.”
Still, I’m always amazed to see a Zebra-tailed lizard moving across a neighbor street (black-top)
in the bright sun knowing that the air temperature is already in the triple digits
— go figure!
kenne
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“In My Mexican Festival Colors” — Desert Spiny Lizard by kenne
