Florida Scrub Lizard vs. Eastern Fence Lizard
Florida Scrub Lizards and Eastern Fence Lizards live side by side where scrub meets sandhill and pine woods. A: A broad dark brown stripe along each side of the body in the Florida Scrub Lizard; no dark side stripe in the Eastern Fence Lizard. B: Females with dark zigzag bars on a pale back and a side stripe in the Florida Scrub Lizard; wavy dark crossbars on a grey-brown back, no side stripe in the Eastern Fence Lizard. The side stripe is the mark (FNAI). The Scrub Lizard is smaller (to 5.5 in) and lives only in open sandy scrub.
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