
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.
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.
Desert Spiny Lizard, Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, Arizona — Image by kenne
Desert Spiny Lizard — Getting A Little Sun (Sabino Canyon Recreation Area) — Image by kenne
Two Desert Spiny Lizards — Image by kenne
― from Song of a Nature Lover by
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
Desert Spiny Lizard On His Throne — Image by kenne
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Desert Spiny Lizard in the Saguaro National Park (April 2, 2018) — Image by kenne
Lizard Walk — Desert Spiny Image by kenne
In Your Face, Dude (Desert Spiny Lizard) — Computer Art by 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.
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
“In My Mexican Festival Colors” — Desert Spiny Lizard by kenne
Male Desert Spiny Lizard Chasing A Female — Image by kenne
“Disturbed” Desert Spiny Lizard — Image by kenne
I was doing yard work this Saturday morning and uncovered a desert spiny lizard that was still wintering, which gave me time to go get my camera.