Desert Spiny Lizard vs. Southern Sagebrush Lizard

Their ranges overlap (checked against both species' records). The Desert Spiny Lizard has a big, stocky spiny lizard, straw-yellow to tan, with a black wedge on each side of the neck; the Southern Sagebrush Lizard has small keeled spiny scales, rusty colour on the side behind the front leg, pale stripes and rows of dark blotches. A: Desert Spiny Lizard, a black wedge on the side of the neck, edged pale behind; Southern Sagebrush Lizard, no collar and no dark blotch behind the front leg. B: Desert Spiny Lizard, big, keeled, pointed scales: spiny; Southern Sagebrush Lizard, small, keeled, spiny scales. C: Desert Spiny Lizard, straw-yellow to tan, the scales tipped dark; Southern Sagebrush Lizard, pale stripes along the sides, rows of dark blotches between.

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