Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)
The species I am observing today is a lizard. I notice that this lizard looks bigger than most other lizards. I notice that its body looks like it has snake scales/skin. I notice the tail looks more smoother and only has a color pattern of two which is white and light brown. The body of the lizard has a mixture of dark brown, black, light brown, and white. I notice the the back legs of the lizard it has 4 fingers and one finger is really long. The two front legs have 3 short fingers. I wonder how big this lizard is? I wonder if this species of lizards live anywhere else other than Arizona? I wonder why it's called a Spiny lizard? These lizards can grow up to 2¼ to 5¼ inches, I found this information at https://www.desertmuseum.org. This lizard was observed on May 6, 2021 at 7:07 PM at E Eighth St, Tucson, AZ, US on Inaturalist.org. This lizard reminds me of a snake because of the skin, the color patters, and the head shape.
