Male, yellow-throated morph. Crystal Cove, Orange County, CA. 3-09. © John  C. Avise.

Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

Squamata: Phrynosomatidae

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Male, yellow-throated morph. Crystal Cove, Orange County, CA. 3-09. © John  C. Avise.
Male, yellow-throated morph. Irvine Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 5-6-10. © Ron Hemberger

Male, Orange-throated morph. Mojave National Preserve, San Bernardino County, CA. 4-09. © John  C. Avise.
Male, Orange-throated Morph, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Riverside County, 3-08. © John  C. Avise.

Male, Blue-throated Morph, Joshua Tree National Park, San Bernardino County, CA.
4-06. © John  C. Avise.
Female, Santa Cruz Island, Los Angeles County, CA. 2-08. © John  C. Avise.

Orange-throated morph. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/09/2021. © Peter J. Bryant
Yellow-throated morph. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/09/2021. © Peter J. Bryant

Yellow-throated morph. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, Orange County, CA. 05/09/2021. © Peter J. Bryant