7-16" (17.8-40.6 cm). Legless, opalescent-pink lizard, resembles an earthworm. Depressed and chisel-… read more
Tan with darker spots and cream/pinkish bands. White-rimmed eyelids and supple skin. Granular scales… read more
Sandy coloured with dark bands broken into patches. The tiny scales give its skin a silky texture. U… read more
Elliptical pupils, and yellow- tan skin with black spots, often with stripes on the tail. Their bell… read more
Reef Gecko Sphaerodactylus notatus
Smallest lizard in North America. pointed snout. Brown/tan, dark speckles & flecks. Pale orange bell… read more
Blunt, medium-sized, pale gray-tan to cream with a light brown reticulated pattern on backs and side… read more
Green-blueish/gray, darkens with age to almost black. Spikes down back & on tail. Bands on shoulders… read more
Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater (Sauromalus obesus)
Stocky wide-bodied lizard with a flattened midsection and prominent belly. Tail thick, tapering to a… read more
Males can be brown to orange and some red or pink on the belly. Females are more black or dark brown… read more
Large head and powerful jaws. They are well known for the ability to run on their hind legs, looking… read more
6-9" (15.2-23.0 cm). Large head; conspicuous black-and-white collar across back of neck. Inside of… read more
Blunt nose, short head. Round tail. Gray/brown with yellow/whitish cross bands with dark edged brown… read more
Granular dorsal scales that can be white, cream, or gray with irregular brown or dark gray spots alo… read more
Grey to sandy brown, usually with series of paired dark gray spots down the back, becoming black ban… read more
Characterized by the lack of external ear openings, which is presumably to prevent sand from enterin… read more
Granular back scales. Throat has 2 folds, earless. Brownish/gray. Light stripes on sides intersperse… read more
Back scales granular and keeled. Throat has 2 folds, earless. Brownish/gray. Long tail. Black marks … read more
Keeled, pointed scales from crest to tail. Brownish/gray with bands and spotting. Speckled throat.… read more
Flat bodied lizard with an olive, brown or grey dorsum and white or bluish spots on dorsum. It has a… read more
Camouflaged according to habitat. 2 long centre spines. Scales from fringe on either side. Keeled be… read more
Less rounded than other horned lizards. It has two large dark blotches behind its head, followed by … read more
Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi (Phrynosoma douglasii hernandesi)
Gray, yellowish, or reddish-brown, and there are two rows of large dark spots on the back. When thre… read more
Reflects the color of the soil in their native habitat. Uniformly grey in color, but they can also b… read more
Flat-body with one row of fringed scales down the sides. One row of slightly enlarged scales on each… read more
Body flat. Pointed scales on trunk that form a fringe. Smooth scales on midbelly, slightly keeled on… read more
Back has green sheen, crossbands on forelegs. Incomplete collar. Blue throat and belly patches on ma… read more
Keeled and spiny scales running along its dorsal surface. Spiny. Granular scales. Gray-brown with cr… read more
Mesquite Lizard Sceloporus grammicus microlepidotus (Sceloporus grammicus disparilis)
Spiny. Granular scales along back, but don't overlap on thighs. Olive-gray, 4-6 crossbars on back. D… read more
Blueish/pinkish, black edged scales on back. Blackish collar, white on rear edge. Blue throat and si… read more
Changing their color so they are darker during cool times, which allows them to absorb more heat fro… read more
Smalle keeled back scales. Granular side scales, scales on neck smaller than on back. Bluish gray wi… read more
Brown to black in color - Brown can range fro sandy to greenish - with wavy crossbars or blotches do… read more
Grey with black, white, or red-brown blotching down the back. Patterns vary greatly by locality, but… read more
Dorsal scales are strongly keeled and pointed on its body and tail. It has a wide purple mid-dorsal … read more
Distinguishing white-bordered black collar. Spotted head and back. Blue on shoulders, tail banded. B… read more
Gray/brown/reddish brown, depending on location. Crossbars on back. Blue patches on belly and throat… read more
4-7 1/4" (10-18.4 cm). Dark band along rear of thigh. Gray to brown or rusty above, with wavy dark (… read more
Spiny. Greenish/brown-tan. Dorsolateral stripe with spots down midline. Belly has pink patch, thighs… read more
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