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I enjoyed watching this lizard, which was very good about posing for the camera. I would love to find out what kind of lizard this is.
Location: Aguirre Spring, Near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Date: May 7, 2006. Arid mountainous terrain. The lizard was basking on a boulder in the morning. Size was fairly small as lizards go.
Thanks in advance for any ID help!
--Stephen
Looks like a male tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. Male, because he has blue patches under his throat. They are a very common lizard around there.
Esther, Thanks so much for the ID! I really appreciate it.
Glad I was able to help.
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