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California Deserts, August 1999
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Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard
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Ah, you knew it, didn't you? As soon as the lizards woke up (around 9:30), there
was a lizard darting into every creosote bush. Most of these were
zebra-tailed lizards,
but the others were the Mojave fringe-toed
lizards I was looking for. These two species are very difficult to tell apart when they're
racing away from you, by the way. This young fringe-toed lizard eventually got
tired of me following it from bush to bush, and settled down long enough for
me to get a few photographs.
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So my four-day trip ended on a happy note, completing the set of U.S.
fringe-toed lizards. Who could ask for anything more?
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John Sullivan
September 8, 1999
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