Description: These lizards are around 7 inches long from snout to vent (not including tail). They have small, smooth scales typically colored silvery above and yellow below, although black or dark brown forms exist in Monterey County, California which were thought to be a separate subspecies at one point.

Habitat: They live in loose, sandy soils or leaf litter, typically in sand dunes along the coast.

Range: They are found from Contra Costa County in northern California, all the way south to Baja California, although occurrences are often scattered.

Found in these States: CA

Diet: Their diet consists of mainly beetles, larval insects, termites, ants, and spiders.

Reproduction: Males are slightly smaller than females, otherwise there is no discernible difference between the two sexes. Females are ovoviviparous and probably breed between early spring and July, with 1 to 4 young born September–November. Young lizards resemble their parents except look like smaller versions of them.

Status: Over the long term, much habitat has been lost/degraded as a result of urban development, and a substantial amount has been destroyed or degraded in Baja California as well. Area of occupancy is unknown but apparently not particularly small. Extent of occurrence, number of locations, and recent/current/future rate of decline do not appear to approach the thresholds for listing as Vulnerable, so the species is listed as Least Concern

Subspecies: None

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