Fall Apparel and Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

October 25, 2026 • 00:04:23
Fall Apparel and Yarrow's Spiny Lizard
Growing Native with Petey Mesquitey
Fall Apparel and Yarrow's Spiny Lizard

Oct 25 2026 | 00:04:23

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Show Notes

There is no dearth of information about Yarrow’s spiny lizards and I bet it’s because they are so approachable and hello, the Madrean evergreen woodland and up into coniferous forest makes for a pretty nice place to do research. There is a wonderful description of Sceloporus jarrovii written by Cecil Schwalbe in Lizards of the American Southwest, A Photographic Field Guide, edited by Lawrence Jones and Robert Lovich. It always comes off the shelf with a couple other favorite field guides. I suspect you don’t need help with fall apparel. How fun for us borderlands residents to start pulling warm clothing…

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