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What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:44 pm
by Girl Hiker
I spent four lovely days in Death Valley. Trip reports to follow. Anyways, I visitied Darwin Falls and found quite a few Chuckwallas hanging out on the trail. I did find a strange creature that i believe is a Gila monster but I am not sure. I checked Google but i cant get a good close up of the type of scales it has. Does anyone know?
Thanks in advance.
Gila monster?
chuckwalla
baby chuckwalla
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:09 am
by Gene
It looks more like a Western Fence lizard. Death Valley is outside the current range of the Gila Monster.
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:59 am
by David R
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:14 pm
by HikeUp
I see 4 different lizards. Which is which?
Pic 1. ?
Pic 2. ?
Pic 3. ?
Pic 4. ?
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:19 pm
by Girl Hiker
Pic 1, was the one in question but David said what it was. Or was that a joke? Lol
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:30 pm
by David R
Girl Hiker wrote: ↑Pic 1, was the one in question but David said what it was. Or was that a joke? Lol
Yellow-backed Spiny Lizards are not a joke, they are tired of being disrespected! Yes they would prefer a less obvious name but its what they got and they have learned to live with it. I am sure once the woke group finds about it, it will have to be changed but for now, that is their name. Yellow Spiny Lizard Power!
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 8:37 pm
by JerryN
The tail looks wrong for a yellow-backed spiny. I think it is a zebra lizard
Re: What type of lizard is this?
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 8:42 pm
by JerryN
zebra tailed lizard (correction)