Lizard ID help

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Taken in the Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens. Anyone have any idea what this might be?

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Skip, i think this a male Common Side-Blotched Lizard.
Lizard ID is very tough because most can change colour and pattern at whim.
Sandy

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Thanks Sandy. I checked out some pictures on line and that’s the right ID.

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