th - century ▁monarch s ▁in ▁Asia ▁Category : 7 th - century ▁Iran ian ▁people ▁Category : M ih ran ids ▁Category : R eb ell ions ▁against ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire ▁Category : P atr ici i ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁Christian ity ▁from ▁Z oro ast rian ism ▁Category : V ass al ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire ▁Category : Pe ople ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁con quest ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁Category : Christ ians ▁in ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁Empire ▁Category : Pr in ces ▁of ▁Gard man <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁z eb ra - ta iled ▁l izard ▁( Call is aur us ▁dra cono ides ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁ph ry nos om at id ▁l izard ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁north western ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁Z eb ra - ta iled ▁l iz ards ▁live ▁in ▁open ▁desert ▁with ▁fairly ▁hard - pack ed ▁soil , ▁scattered ▁veget ation , ▁and ▁scattered ▁rocks , ▁typically ▁ ▁fl ats , ▁was hes , ▁and ▁pla ins . ▁ ▁Description ▁Z eb ra - ta iled ▁l iz ards ▁range ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁sn out - to - vent ▁length . ▁These ▁l iz ards ▁are ▁grey ▁to ▁sand y ▁brown , ▁usually ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁pa ired ▁dark ▁gray ▁sp ots ▁down ▁the ▁back , ▁becoming ▁black ▁cross b ands ▁on ▁the ▁tail . ▁The ▁unders ide