I’ve seen a ton of toads, but this is my first Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus). I wish I would have realized it then … I would have taken a few more pics!
Here’s a Yarrow’s Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus jarrovii) from the Western side of the Chiricuahua mountains in Eastern Arizona. Late in the summer there are babies jumping around on about any rock you put your eyes on.
Excuse the crappy photo. It’s an old one, like most of the Wintertime pics I’ve been posting.
Although I live in the center of a decently old and highly populated part of Phoenix that’s at least 10 minutes from the nearest reasonable habitat for native wildlife, my yard of one of the many here where Ornate Tree Lizards (Urosaurus ornatus) dominate the cinderblock walls and ivy-covered ledges. They’re fun to watch, and my dog likes them too.
