Can anyone ID this lizard?

I have tons of lizards in my yard but had never seen one like this until today and there were two of them. He is about 8" from head to tail. I thought there was a critter forum on DG but couldn't find it.

Don't know what it is, but it's a pretty one!

It spiny lizard (desert) which I had see this lizard same color when I was living in Southern Calif....

It nice color and I has old same color you have and it old fat lizard which it got black then sit in sun for warm it seem change color...

Here's the link you can see name of the lizard:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/animals/Images/rw_desp2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/animals/rept_spli.htm&usg=__Lcg_79woHUJGRJXmupEBmah7Jlw=&h=263&w=350&sz=28&hl=en&start=12&um=1&tbnid=LTgpvxa8DBYfLM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspiny%2Blizard%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4ADBF_enUS299US309%26sa%3DX%26um%3D1

And it looks well fed and happy too !
You're lucky to have them. They'll keep your garden pest free.

Its one of many Scleroporus sp. or Fence Lizards.

This message was edited Apr 23, 2009 7:13 AM

Are they the ones with the blue belly ?

I've seen only one blue lizard here, but he was beautiful. Hope to see another, especially since DH thought I was hallucinating! LOL

The males have bilateral blue patches on the undersides, but the females don't tend to have much coloration there. Can't see the blue from top side.