Crotaphytus collaris fuscus

Lizard-eating lizards of rocky areas. The species is spectacularly colored in some areas, not particularly spectacular in southern New Mexico.

An adult female on the west side of the Franklin Mountains, El Paso County, Texas, 15 Sep 2006.

An adult male on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 27 Apr 2007.

Same critter as above, 27 Apr 2007.

Another adult male on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 27 Apr 2007.

Same critter as above, 27 Apr 2007.

A juvenile on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 17 Sep 2005.

A gravid adult female on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, 17 Jul 2010.

Same critter as above, 17 Jul 2010.

Another female on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 17 Jul 2010.

A young adult male with female-like coloration, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 5 Jun 2005.

Same critter as above, but closer, 5 Jun 2005.

And closer still, 5 Jun 2005.

A subadult male in Lincoln County, NM, on the edge of the Carrizozo Malpais, 10/3/04.

Wider view of the above lizard, 10/3/04.

Lincoln County, NM, on the edge of the Carrizozo Malpais, 10/3/04.

An adult male in the Guadalupe Mts., surveying his terrain and preparing to run if I come too close, 5/12/05.

An adult male in the Guadalupe Mts., 5/12/05. This one didn't run far enough when I came too close.

A gravid female in imminent danger of being noosed, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 23 May 2005.

An adult male on a rock, west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 23 May 2005.

An adult male on the west side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana county, New Mexico, 24 May 2005.