Granite Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus orcutti)

12 June 2017

UC Riverside Botanical Garden
Riverside, Riverside County, California

Observed at the northern end of its range in Southern California, CalHerps: http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/pages/s.orcutti.html

This is the female and/or juvenile form of the species with it being lighter-colored than the male. See, "Photo Index of California Lizards," CalHerps: http://www.californiaherps.com/lizards/lizardspics.html