A PAINTED TURTLE
Here is a Western Painted Turtle I saw in northern Arizona. Read a little about them here: WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE
Category: REPTILES
HIGH DESERT LIZARD
Here is a Sagebrush Lizard I found in the high desert of northern Arizona. I wrote about them here: SAGEBRUSH LIZARD.
EASTERN FENCE LIZARD
Eastern Fence Lizards have distinct blue on each side of and under their bellies and throat. In Arizona the species is S. undulatus tristichus. Eastern Fence Lizards are found among rotting wood, rocks, and forest edges. They eat many bugs such as ants, crickets, grasshoppers, spiders, and worms. Here is one that just caught a grasshopper.
DESERT NIGHT SNAKE
Desert Night Snake’s are small snakes found in most of western and southern Arizona and northern borderlands. Terrain can be grasslands, woodlands, open sandy deserts to steep rocky wooded slopes. Desert Night Snake’s are gray or tan in color with dark blotches on the back and a dark collar. A dark bar extends back from… Read More DESERT NIGHT SNAKE
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