Riverside Place: Ready For His Close-Up

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, March 27, 2014.  A visitor crawled into Vandiveer's studio yesterday.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)

Photo: Jonathan Vandiveer, March 27, 2014.  He estimated the Alligator Lizard at 6-8" long.

Looking at California Herps, it is most likely a male San Diego Alligator Lizard, common to Southern California. 

Learn more about identify Alligator Lizards: California Herps