Common Butterfly Lizard vs. Six-lined Racerunner

Common Butterfly Lizards dig burrows in lawns in Miami-Dade, where Six-lined Racerunners run on the same sunny open ground. A: Black and orange bars on the sides in the Common Butterfly Lizard; six pale stripes; no bars on the sides in the Six-lined Racerunner. B: Rows of round pale yellow spots in the Common Butterfly Lizard; clean pale stripes, no spots in the Six-lined Racerunner. Butterfly lizards dig burrows and dive into them when chased.

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