Photo of the Day #738: Lizard

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A lizard (perhaps the common side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana?), photographed at Antelope Island, Utah.


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Tough call at that distance. Uta or maybe Sceloporus graciosus.

By Sven DiMilo (not verified) on 20 Oct 2009 #permalink