new mexican whiptail lizard aspidoscelis neomexicanus braves the heat and slowly moves across the hot pavement

albuquerque animal arid aspidoscelis background biology black brown close closeup conservation creature desert desertgrassland diurnal ecology environment fauna female grey herp herpetology hot insectivorous isolated lizard long natural nature neomexicanus new parthenogenic predator reptile reptiles scales scaly small state striped stripes tail thin vertebrate whiptail wild wildlife zoology