Saw gopher tortoise in my yard around 8 am on 5/4/2018 and then saw dead one (see photo) in the street that afternoon. I assume it is the same tortoise.
The tail looked contrastingly red compared to the rest of the body.
Update. I've changed my observation to Canyon Spotted Whiptail (subadult based on Reptiles of Arizona pic https://reptilesofaz.org/wp-content/uploads/Lizards/ASPBUR-2005.jpg).
The contrastingly brown tail should exclude Grassland and Sonoran Spotted. I'm a beginner on lizard identification but couldn't find any literature mentioning brown tails on the any species other than Canyon Spotted.
I was thinking to the Boaedon genus but i need help.
2 Individuals, might be mating, above water and under a sheet metal cover
Ran away with a curled tail
Small size, beige dorsal stripe, smaller bumps behind eyewhen compared to A. terrestris.
I distinguished the identity due to its elongated, slender body and the presence of external ear openings, additionally noting what appeared to be a regenerated tail, a characteristic common among lizards.
Some defining features big beady eyes
Some defining features big beady eyes
With woodcock displaying too!