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Sceloporus magister - Desert Spiny Lizard
Lagartija del Desierto
Hallowell, 1854(= Sceloporus magister uniformis)
| Species Description & More Pictures |
Range: Red
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| Adult male, Valle de la Trinidad, Baja California © Stuart Young | |
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| Comparison of Sceloporus zosteromus (Left) Sceloporus magister (Right) from where the ranges of the two species overlap in Valle de la Trinidad Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Habitat, Baja California © Stuart Young | Habitat, Baja California © Stuart Young |
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| Habitat, Valle de la Trinidad, Baja California © Stuart Young | |
| Short Video of This Species | |
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| A male and a gravid female Desert Spiny lizard meet way up a tree and greet each other with push-up displays, nuzzling, and other interactions during the May breeding season. | |
References:
Grismer, L. Lee. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortés. The University of California Press, 2002. McPeak, Ron H. Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California. Sea Challengers, 2000. Samuel M. McGinnis and Robert C. Stebbins. Peterson Field Guide to Western Reptiles & Amphibians. 4th Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2018. Stebbins, Robert C. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. The Reptile Database San Diego Natural History Museum |
Baja California Reptiles & Amphibians
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