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Desert Night Lizard (Xantusia vigilis)Observer
mphayPlace
Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center, Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, UCNRS, US-CA, US (Google, OSM)Description
desert night lizard
v tiny
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Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides)Observer
mphayDescription
callisaurus draconoides
roadkill no visible injuries
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Glossy Snake (Arizona elegans)Observer
mphayDescription
Arizona elegans (glossy snake)
fiesty
yearling
blotched patterns
can be mistaken for gopher but possesses non keeled scales
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Something...Observer
mphayDescription
sceloperous magister
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Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)Observer
mphayDescription
western fence lizard (isolated population)
by creek
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Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana)Observer
mphayDescription
side blotched lizard
pregnant
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Mojave Patchnose Snake (Salvadora hexalepis ssp. mojavensis)Observer
mphayDescription
patchnose
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Long-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia wislizenii)Observer
mphayDescription
leopard lizard
noosed out of car from Bush
adult male
small granular scales
vertical lines on throat
dried gristle from insects
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Something...Observer
mphayDescription
platyrhinos
ran over
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Desert Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)Observer
mphayDescription
yearling v small
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Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake (Crotalus pyrrhus)Observer
mphayDescription
gravid female speckled rattlesnake. rattle broken off. lateral undulations but latter half is "walking" like an inchworm
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Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus)Observer
mphayDescription
sunbasking
failed attempt at the noose
pulled him up but didn't cinch.
looed around like "what?" before slowly scurrying off into hole uner creosote bush
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Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis)Observer
mphayDescription
fellow of robust size, sub-adult
caught out of hidey hole
chonky midsection
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California Newt (Taricha torosa)Observer
mphayDescription
taricha torosa in river
with P. cadaverina above in the rocks
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Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus oreganus ssp. helleri)Observer
mphayDescription
seen with:
red diamond rattlesnake
Gopher snake
rosy boa