King's Lizard

Gerrhonotus kingii, (Gray)

Colouration: The pattern is strongly defined--the ground colour being ashy gray or pale olive, crossed by bars of pale brown that are narrowly bordered with black. The tail is brightly ringed above.
Distribution: Southern Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico.

General outlines and size similar to the preceding, but the scalation is quite different. The scales of the back--from six to eight rows--are very bluntly keeled; with some specimens these scales appear smooth, unless closely inspected. The scales of the sides are smooth.