
Common chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus ♂). This stout fellow was about 9 inches long (23 cm) from snout to vent. And its tail added another nine inches.
At the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona.

Common chuckwalla (Sauromalus obesus ♂). This stout fellow was about 9 inches long (23 cm) from snout to vent. And its tail added another nine inches.
At the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona.
Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister ♀), at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. This is a large lizard, about 5.5 inches (14 cm) from snout to vent.

Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister ♀), at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona. This is a large lizard, about 5.5 inches (14 cm) from snout to vent.
Common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana), at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix, Arizona.

Common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana), at the Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve, Phoenix, Arizona.
Cactus Flower Atlas, No. 2.
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These photos were taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Cactus Flower Atlas, No. 2.
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These photos were taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Cactus Flower Atlas, No. 1.
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These photos were taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Cactus Flower Atlas, No. 1.
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These photos were taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
Round-tailed ground squirrel (Spermophilus tereticaudus), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.