Long-nosed Leopard Lizard vs. Common Sagebrush Lizard

Both live in southern Idaho. The Long-nosed Leopard Lizard has many big round dark spots, no collar, a long narrow snout and tiny grainy scales; the Common Sagebrush Lizard has small spiny back scales, rusty orange in the armpit and a black bar on the shoulder. A: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, many big, round dark spots; Common Sagebrush Lizard, pale stripes along the sides with dark blotches between. B: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, no collar: the spots run onto the neck; Common Sagebrush Lizard, rusty orange in the armpit and a black bar on the shoulder; no blotch behind the leg. C: Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, tiny, grain-like scales; Common Sagebrush Lizard, small, keeled, spiny scales.

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