There are at least 5 subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis in California and the males in all of them love to show off their blue bellies doing push-ups on rocks…when their not snacking on insects or sunning themselves.
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Celebrating and Caring for the Land
2023-05-03
There are at least 5 subspecies of Sceloporus occidentalis in California and the males in all of them love to show off their blue bellies doing push-ups on rocks…when their not snacking on insects or sunning themselves.
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