Desert Spiny Lizard
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Desert Spiny Lizard
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) is warming up in the morning sun at Catalina State Park near Tucson, Arizona. It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of North America
This is one of the most conspicuous lizards in the desert around Tucson. It is frequently seen doing “push-ups” (a form of territorial display) on tree trunks, logs, rocks, and even roads, in areas where patches of prickly pear and other native plants remain. The species appears to have extraordinary vision as individuals often dart into a pack-rat nest when observed even from a considerable distance.
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November 1st, 2021
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Comments (25)
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, Jurgen – your snake or lizard has been featured by the Go Take a Hike Photography Group! Feel free to add it to the 2022 Featured Images thread in the group discussion board for archive.
Jennifer Jenson
Such an amazing capture! Look at him posing for you! Love the colors and details...beautiful work!
Jurgen Lorenzen
Renny, thank you for the feature in the group ARTWORK FEATURING WILDLIFE AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS!
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