Desert spiny lizard, Sceloporus magister

By j7uy5 on November 29, 2009.

While we have a cold, dreary rain here: a photo of brighter, hotter
times:

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This is from September 2007. It is a desert spiny lizard ( href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceloporus_magister">Sceloporus
magister) on a desert willow ( href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilopsis_linearis">Chilopsis
linearis) with some desert marigolds ( href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baileya_multiradiata">Baileya
multiradiata) in the background. The local weather
station report indicates that it was 84.2 degrees Fahrenheit (29
degrees C) when the photo was taken.

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