Bakersfield Legless Lizard vs. San Diegan Legless Lizard
The owner's pair. Split on genetics in 2013; their records touch at the south end of the San Joaquin Valley. A: Wider than long (hand lens needed; no open photo shows it) in the Bakersfield Legless Lizard; longer than wide, or about equal (hand lens needed; no open photo shows it) in the San Diegan Legless Lizard. B: 26 to 28, usually 26 in the Bakersfield Legless Lizard; 24 to 26, usually 24 in the San Diegan Legless Lizard. C: Purplish-grey, dark blue-grey or purplish-brown, heavily stippled on throat and belly (no open photo shows it) in the Bakersfield Legless Lizard; bright yellow to pale lemon-yellow (greyer in old adults); the throat lightly stippled in the San Diegan Legless Lizard. Range decides in the field: the southern San Joaquin Valley and the hills around it (Bakersfield) vs south of the Transverse Ranges (San Diegan).
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