Grand Canyon Nat Park Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) . Photo taken in a riparian area, where the Tonto Trail crosses Pipe Creek. The desert spiny lizard is a large, stocky lizard found throughout the inner canyon with a body length of around 6 inches/ 150mm (not including the long tail.) Scales are large and overlap. Color can be mostly brown, tan, and/or grey with possibly some yellow and/or orange scales. Males have bright blue patches on their

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