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It is a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), most likely the columbianus subspecies.
Cowries are not poisonous. Cone snails are.
This is actually a Bubble Shell.
You are probably right. There really isn't any "barring" on these guys, but the spotting on the Arizonas seem a little fuzzier around the edges of the spots than the barred's spots.
According to the Audubon Field Guide and the NM Dept of Fish and Game A. m. nebulosum is found in NM.
The pattern doesn't match any versions of mavortium I've seen, but I'm still looking.
This looks like a gold dust day gecko.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phelsuma_...
Thanks bayucca, that looks like the right moth!
