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Bezy's Night Lizard vs. Arizona Night Lizard

Both hide in granite crevices of central and west-central Arizona mountains; they are told apart mostly by place (Bezy's in the Mazatzal, Sierra Ancha and Superstition ranges; Arizona in western Yavapai County). A: Big, mottled blotches, each covering up to about 28 grains in the Bezy's Night Lizard; smaller dark spots (4 to 12 grains each), often lined up in rows in the Arizona Night Lizard. The two are very similar; the range decides most lizards.

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Bezy's Night Lizard

Xantusia bezyi

Arizona Night Lizard

Xantusia arizonae
Bezy's Night Lizard vs. Arizona Night Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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