Desert Spiny Lizard vs. Western Fence 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 Western Fence Lizard has large, keeled, pointed back scales and yellow-orange on the rear of the thighs. A: Desert Spiny Lizard, a black wedge on the side of the neck, edged pale behind; Western Fence Lizard, no collar and no dark blotch behind the front leg; males have a blue throat patch. B: Desert Spiny Lizard, big, keeled, pointed scales: spiny; Western Fence Lizard, large, keeled, pointed scales: spiny. C: Desert Spiny Lizard, straw-yellow to tan, the scales tipped dark; Western Fence Lizard, wavy dark bars down each side of the back.
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