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Sceloporus jarrovii
In 1875 Edward Drinker Cope named this lizard after Henry Crecy Yarrow (November 19, 1840-1929) an American ornithologist, herpetologist, naturalist, and surgeon.
Spotted on Aug 20, 2011
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012
11 Comments
Stunning portrait!
Great shot :)
Beautiful lizard. We have a very similar one here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/104...
Wow!
very nice,
Hellowe to you too!
Beautiful creature and image.
Thanks, enjoyed his company.
Fantastic lizard, beautiful photo!
nice photo, interesting information on how this lizard got its name.
Beautiful!
You can add this spotting to the mission 'The color blue':
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8382...
Great photo