What type of lizard is this?

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:44 pm

I spent four lovely days in Death Valley. Trip reports to follow. Anyways, I visitied Darwin Falls and found quite a few Chuckwallas hanging out on the trail. I did find a strange creature that i believe is a Gila monster but I am not sure. I checked Google but i cant get a good close up of the type of scales it has. Does anyone know?
Thanks in advance.

Gila monster?

chuckwalla

baby chuckwalla

Gene · Post by **Gene** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 8:09 am

It looks more like a Western Fence lizard. Death Valley is outside the current range of the Gila Monster.

David R · Post by **David R** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:59 am

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard

Post by **HikeUp** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:14 pm

I see 4 different lizards. Which is which?
Pic 1. ?
Pic 2. ?
Pic 3. ?
Pic 4. ?

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:19 pm

Pic 1, was the one in question but David said what it was. Or was that a joke? Lol

David R · Post by **David R** » Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:30 pm

Girl Hiker wrote: ↑Pic 1, was the one in question but David said what it was. Or was that a joke? Lol

Yellow-backed Spiny Lizards are not a joke, they are tired of being disrespected! Yes they would prefer a less obvious name but its what they got and they have learned to live with it. I am sure once the woke group finds about it, it will have to be changed but for now, that is their name. Yellow Spiny Lizard Power!

JerryN · Post by **JerryN** » Tue May 04, 2021 8:37 pm

The tail looks wrong for a yellow-backed spiny. I think it is a zebra lizard

JerryN · Post by **JerryN** » Tue May 04, 2021 8:42 pm

zebra tailed lizard (correction)