I was laying on my back in wet leaves high in the Chiricuahua mountains, hat over my eyes, taking a little break, when I heard some noise to my left. There was a Madrean Alligator Lizard, Elgaria kingii, cruising around looking for bugs. I used to catch similar lizards as a kid in Oregon, and I always like seeing one of these. I found quite a few in 2009, in fact, many more than in previous years.
Elgaria kingii
