Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Gambelia wislizenii

The Long-nosed Leopard Lizard is a large, aggressive sit-and-wait predator of the desert. Females develop orange spots and streaks when gravid. It can subdue lizards nearly as large as itself.

Habitat

Desert flats, shrublands, and sandy washes

Diet

Insects, lizards, and occasionally small mice

How common

Common

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