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Island Glass Lizard vs. Eastern Glass Lizard

Eastern Glass Lizards share the Island Glass Lizard's dunes, scrub and flatwoods on the coast. A: One bold dark stripe on each side, above the side groove in the Island Glass Lizard; several narrow dark lines along the back and sides in the Eastern Glass Lizard. B: Plain and pale below the groove in the Island Glass Lizard; white marks low on the side in the Eastern Glass Lizard. The Island Glass Lizard is smaller (to 2 ft); old Eastern Glass Lizards turn greenish.

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Island Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus compressus

Eastern Glass Lizard

Ophisaurus ventralis
Island Glass Lizard vs. Eastern Glass Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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