Common Sagebrush Lizard vs. Western Earless Lizard

Both are small grey-brown lizards of open western ground with pale stripes and rows of dark spots. A: the Sagebrush Lizard has an ear opening behind the jaw, edged with pointed scales; the Earless Lizard has none. B: the Sagebrush Lizard's back scales are keeled and pointed, so it looks rough; the Earless Lizard's are tiny and grain-like, so it looks smooth. C: male Sagebrush Lizards have a blue patch on each side of the belly; male Earless Lizards have two short black bars on each side behind the front leg. In South Dakota the Sagebrush Lizard lives only in the west, in and around the Black Hills.

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