Dunes Sagebrush Lizard vs. Western Earless Lizard

Both are small, sand-coloured lizards of the dunes of southeastern New Mexico (records share all 4 one-degree squares). A: Pointed, keeled scales in the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard; tiny smooth grain-like scales in the Western Earless Lizard. B: No black bars in the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard; two short black bars in the Western Earless Lizard. C: An ear opening behind the jaw in the Dunes Sagebrush Lizard; no ear opening in the Western Earless Lizard.

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