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Northern Rose-bellied Lizard vs. Prairie Lizard

Two small striped spiny lizards of southern and central Texas. A: Pink patches on each side, edged dark blue in the Northern Rose-bellied Lizard; blue patches on each side (and on the throat), no pink in the Prairie Lizard. B: Two pale stripes with a row of dark brown spots between in the Northern Rose-bellied Lizard; pale stripes with dark wavy crossbars between in the Prairie Lizard. The Rose-bellied Lizard has a deep pocket of skin behind each thigh; the Prairie Lizard has none.

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Northern Rose-bellied Lizard

Sceloporus marmoratus

Prairie Lizard

Sceloporus consobrinus
Northern Rose-bellied Lizard vs. Prairie Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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