This is the most colorful Desert Spiny Lizard, Sceloporus magister, I have ever seen. While not displaying a lot of variety, the head is solid red-orange. It was also very large. In fact, upon first seeing it, I thought it was a squirrel. Cool lizards.
![Desert Spiny Lizard](http://fieldherper.com/fieldherper/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/s-magister-061209.jpg)
Desert Spiny Lizard
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