Spotted lizard
Small
Black stripe along eyes
A fairly small lizard, possibly a juvenile or young adult. It was running around the soft sand on a rather cloudy day. It hid in a sandpaper bush(?) as I looked for it.
"Backbone Trail just below Saddle Peak."
Observation and photo by Dennis Hathaway, sent to rascals@nhm.org.
"Found killed on a trail on Cowels Mountain San Diego Co..."
Observation and photo by Richard Chadwick, sent to rascals@nhm.org.