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Uta stansburiana elegans
Name of this lizard comes from the dark spot behind the fore leg. The pattern on these lizards are varible. Males will have a bright blue speckles and the females will not. Can be found mostly in Arizona and bordering on California and Mexico. Most of the ones I saw were no more then 5" to 6" long. Fast runners eager to get to animal holes at the base of bush rises. Very territorial with it's own kind.
Can be found from sandy deserts to rocky hillsides. This one was spotted in sandy desert with scrub plants.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2015
Submitted on Feb 12, 2015
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