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Crotaphytus bicinctores
Large spotted lizard with black stripes on its neck, and very bright orange spots near stripes. Greenish underside & feet.
Sonoran Desert, rocks.
Photos taken by Betsy Purdum at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. According to Reptiles of Arizona, the orange dots indicate that it's a pregnant female. She definitely looks that way from the side!
Spotted on May 3, 2013
Submitted on May 27, 2013
4 Comments
Great photo!
Another new species for me! Thanks for sharing, Donna :-)
Really cool!
Beauty !