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Dipsosaurus dorsals
A large lizard with a small, blunt head, a long tail, and short, stocky limbs. The tail is taller than it is wide. A single row of enlarged, pointed, protruding scales runs down the midline of the back. Base coloration on the back is gray-brown with white spots that are surrounded by reddish-brown reticulations. The reddish-brown reticulations become bands on the tail. The lower sides are cream with reddish-brown spots. The underside is pale cream. Adults have two large, rust patches on the belly during breeding season. The scales on the body are small and granular.
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park.
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Thank you very much Neil.
Awesome pics. Great spotting, Greg. The blunt head is unusual.