It has been too long since we posted anything on here!
We’ve been busy at our place. A lot of guests, a lot of gardening, photography and riding.
Let’s start with a “CJ’s Desert Dwellers” and go from there.
CJ’s Desert Dwellers: Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister
Family:Iguanid
There are several large male Desert Spiny Lizards running around the property. They are in full breeding color and are quite territorial, right now. There are nine subspecies of this lizard. This is our Desert subspecies, (S.m. magister) identified by the black short stripe behind the eye.
They do a display to claim territory. We call it ‘doing push-ups’. See for yourself on this video…
Click this link for a larger version on Vimeo CJ’s Desert Dwellers: Desert Spiny Lizard from CJ .
With tail, this big guy is about a foot long.
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