Ornate Tree Lizards in Portal, Arizona

The Ornate Tree Lizards are out, now, in force. We have several sunning themselves on the walls of our turtle and tortoise enclosures and we had four on our corner post when I left to pick up the mail. At this point they do not seem very territorial yet, but as the spring progresses the males will face off with their displays, showing off their blue undersides. After a winter of sociability (there were 28 together at one time in our pump house over the winter) they will spread out over our property, tending to small territories for the summer. During this time they are fun to watch as they defend their little kingdoms from other Tree Lizards.