The Banded Rock Lizard is a flattened, agile lizard perfectly adapted for life on vertical rock faces. Its dorso-ventrally flattened body lets it slip into tight crevices. Found in rocky desert canyons of Baja and adjacent California.
Habitat
Large granite boulders and rocky canyon walls in the Sonoran Desert
Diet
Insects and other arthropods
How common
Uncommon
Best time to see a Banded Rock Lizard
The best time to see a Banded Rock Lizard is February–May, when about 66% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 1,224 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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