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A Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
A Desert Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus magister, perched on a Joshua tree
A juvenile Western Fence Lizard, S. occidentalis, perched on a tree limb
Another western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis