The lizard with charisma...

is quite vain, allowing one to get within a couple of meters to snap a photo. I love these reptiles!

The so-called common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), but there is nothing common about this spectacularly colorful adult male.

The so-called common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), but there is nothing common about this spectacularly colorful adult male.

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