High Altitude Lizard

Bryan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:36:34 +0000

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

A Couple of Arizona Lizards

Bryan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:34:52 +0000

Since moving to the Northern area of Phoenix (Anthem), I’ve been looking forward to getting into some higher elevations to look for some of the species that live there. Here are the first and second.

The first is a young Greater Short-Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma hernandesi) enjoying the early evening sun.

Phronosoma hernandesi

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Greater Short-Horned Lizard

The second is the first Madrean Alligator Lizard (Elgaria kingii) I’ve been able to photograph. I’ve seen one other one, but it slipped through my fingers in tall grass.

Madrean Alligator Lizard

Elgaria kingii

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Here was my view at about 8 a.m.

Bradshaw Mountains

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High Altitude Lizard

A Couple of Arizona Lizards