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18 July
273-276 Holbrookia elegans Primarily along the
flat open washes but a few on the less
vegetated edges of the flats.
# 273 & chest & sides with a yellowish wash; black
side blotches surrounded narrowly by bluish gray.
# 274 & gular area with a small orange blotch;
sides of body yellow; black lateral spots surrounded
by narrow turquoise blue. SVL = 60mm.
277-280 Callisaurus draconoides: concentrated almost
exclusively along the dry washes and slightly
raised islands in the water.
These lizards will often run a short
distance when first seen and then stop. They can
then be approached fairly closely. After they
break from their first hold, however, they are
much more difficult to approach, and will
run sooner & go farther than when first
encountered.
When they run they carry their tails
curled over their back revealing the
sharp black & white pattern on the under-
side of the tail. When they stop they swing
the tail back and forth briefly.
They look like small dogs when they