Longnose Leopard Lizard
(Gambelia wislizenii)

Family Crotaphytidae

Photo by L. Livo and S. Wilcox,
from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.

Description:

3½" to 4½" snout-vent length; to over 15" overall. Color light brownish to grayish, with dark brown spots on back and tail. Transverse white bands across back fade with age. Head large, rather distinct from neck; tail approximately twice body length.

Elevation Range:

Below 5000' in extreme western Colorado.

Subspecies in Colorado:

Crotaphytus wislizenii punctatus