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.
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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