>>If anybody is interested in going on some collecting trips for collareds let me know.
I'm interested, but don't have the time for extended trips. I might try the Midland/Odessa area next year, as the Permian Basin oil fields apparently have abundant collared lizards, including bright yellow females from what I hear. I'd most likely just take pics, though. Some people have been known to get 100 collareds PER DAY out there.
You'd sweeten the deal if you handle all the paperwork required for legally collecting, and taking lizards across state and national boundaries. 
Also, for infinitescales.com, the word is HOBBYIST. 
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Chris McMartin
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