California Squamata

small, soft skin, moveable eyelids, no toe pads, classic gecko patterning

invasive, small, bumpy skin, normal toe pads, no eyelids

small, triangular toe pads, has eyelids

scincidae, red head as adult, no stripes or at least no tail stripes

scincidae, stripes

small, plates on top of head, small scales on side, gular fold, square ventral scales

plate scales on head, extremely long tail, granular scales

iguana face shape, pale, tiny dorsal ridge

huge, iguana face shape, large, loose skin folds, chuckwalla

medium, iguana face shape, black collar pattern

medium, iguana face shape, leopard pattern, shorter spots on throat

medium, iguana face shape, long streaks down throat

medium, iguana face shape, extremely striped underside of tail

iguana face shape, back spots irregular, black armpit belly spots, crescent throat marks

iguana face shape, back spots form lines, no belly markings, faint throat marks

iguana face shape, back spots form lines, black armpit spots and orange on belly, faint throat marks

horned lizard, 2 rows spiked side ridge, 2 rows chin spikes, massive head spikes

horned lizard, 1 row spiked side ridge, short head spikes

horned lizard, no side ridges, no head spikes, small

horned lizard, no side ridges, long skinny head spikes

spiny lizard, bar on neck/shoulder, no gular fold, southern CA

spiny lizard, small shoulder bar, armpit color, no gular fold, broken tail, northern CA

spiny lizard, no shoulder bar, sometimes blue belly, no gular fold, widespread CA

spiny lizard but smoother, side blotches, gular fold

spiny lizard but smoother, long tail, gular fold, no side blotch

keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through edges of ventral scales

keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through center of ventral scales

legless, lateral stripes

large body, beaded black and orange scales