Ed Greding wrote:
The lizard is usually called a "racerunner" (for reasons probably obvious; and they don't often run in a straight line)! The genus is Cnemidophorus, and the species sexlineatus, although getting it down to species is difficult from a photo. It's also called the "Six-lined Racerunner---Ed
Thanks for the lizard ID - "six lined" I can remember..... They are hard to capture because I can never get close enough to them, and like you say they don't run in a straight line. Glad you dropped by for a look and chat.