Species:

Urosaurus graciosus

Long-tailed Brush Lizard

Subspecies I've seen:
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Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard
U. g. graciosus
Subspecies:

Urosaurus graciosus graciosus

Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard

April 23, 2000
Afton Canyon Preserve, San Bernardino County, California
Western Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus graciosus)
The lizard pictured here got the "long-tailed" part of its name right, but disagreed with the "brush" part. Its companion was a few feet away on the same metal cable. We also saw a pair sharing a wooden post. We saw none in the bushes, where they are said to reside. That's probably because they have great camouflage flattened out against a long thin branch, and they tend not to move until you get very close.