Canyon Lizard vs. Common Side-blotched Lizard

They meet on the rocky slopes of the Trans-Pecos. A: A black bar in front of the front leg in the Canyon Lizard; a blue-black blotch behind the front leg in the Common Side-blotched Lizard. The Canyon Lizard lives on cliffs and boulders; the Side-blotched Lizard on flats and low rocks.

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