▁of ▁bush es . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁bur row ▁under ▁sand ▁for ▁safety ▁when ▁being ▁ch ased ▁by ▁pred ators . ▁ ▁Re production ▁In ▁summer , ▁z eb ra - ta iled ▁l iz ards ▁typically ▁lay ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁eggs , ▁which ▁h atch ▁from ▁July ▁to ▁November . ▁However , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 ▁cl utch ▁can ▁be ▁laid ▁during ▁a ▁season . ▁E gg s ▁are ▁laid , ▁pres umably , ▁in ▁fri able , ▁sand y ▁soil . ▁Being ▁a ▁pre y ▁species ▁for ▁many ▁animals , ▁including ▁birds , ▁other ▁l iz ards , ▁and ▁m amm als , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁fairly ▁high ▁re product ive ▁rate . ▁ ▁Diet ▁L iz ards ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Call is aur us ▁feed ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁pre y ▁from ▁insect s , ▁such ▁as ▁moth s , ▁an ts ▁and ▁be es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁sp iders ▁and ▁other ▁smaller ▁l iz ards . ▁The ▁di et ▁occasionally ▁includes ▁veget ation , ▁such ▁as ▁spring ▁bud s ▁and ▁flowers . ▁ ▁Geographic ▁range ▁Z eb ra - ta iled ▁l iz ards ▁are ▁common ▁and ▁widely ▁distributed ▁throughout ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁M oj ave ▁and ▁Colorado ▁desert s ▁north ▁into ▁the ▁southern ▁Great ▁Bas in . ▁ ▁Tax onomy ▁The ▁genus ▁Call is aur us ▁is ▁monot yp ic , ▁containing ▁only ▁one ▁species , ▁Call is aur us ▁dra cono ides . ▁N ine