Greater Earless Lizard vs. Zebra-tailed Lizard
Both are long-legged, fast desert lizards that wave a banded tail, and both live in the washes of central and southern Arizona; the Greater Earless on rocky washes and canyon floors, the Zebra-tailed on sandy and gravelly flats. A: No ear opening in the Greater Earless Lizard; an ear opening in the Zebra-tailed Lizard. B: Two dark bars on each side of the belly just in FRONT of the hind legs in the Greater Earless Lizard; two dark bars on each side just BEHIND the front legs in the Zebra-tailed Lizard. Both have black crossbars under the tail. Breeding males of both show blue around the side bars.
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