Long-nosed Leopard Lizard vs. Desert Collared Lizard
Two big, long-tailed, grainy-scaled lizards of the same family that hunt other lizards in southwestern Idaho. A: the Desert Collared Lizard has two black collars across the neck; the Leopard Lizard has none. B: the Leopard Lizard's head is long and narrow with a long snout; the Collared Lizard's is big and broad. C: the Leopard Lizard is covered in big round dark spots; the Collared Lizard has small pale spots and pale crossbars. The Leopard Lizard lives on open flats; the Collared Lizard on rocks and lava.
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