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Bezy's Night Lizard vs. Desert Night Lizard

Night lizards that never blink; Bezy's in granite crevices of central Arizona, the Desert Night Lizard under dead yucca and agave and in rock cracks further west and south. A: Big, mottled dark blotches on yellow or light olive in the Bezy's Night Lizard; small dark spots or fine flecks (or none) on tan or grey in the Desert Night Lizard. B: Bigger (to 2.4 in), with more than 41 rows of grains across the back in the Bezy's Night Lizard; smaller (to 2.25 in), with fewer grain rows in the Desert Night Lizard.

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Bezy's Night Lizard

Xantusia bezyi

Desert Night Lizard

Xantusia vigilis
Bezy's Night Lizard vs. Desert Night Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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