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Italian Wall Lizard vs. Western Fence Lizard

The wall lizard lives in a few Los Angeles neighbourhoods (San Pedro), where the Western Fence Lizard is common on the same walls. A: Green, with a dark net or stripes in the Italian Wall Lizard; grey or brown with dark wavy bars in the Western Fence Lizard. B: Tiny and smooth in the Italian Wall Lizard; big, keeled and spiny in the Western Fence Lizard.

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Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis
Italian Wall Lizard vs. Western Fence Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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