Panamint Alligator Lizard vs. Northern Alligator Lizard

Their ranges do not meet: desert canyons of the Inyo, White and Panamint ranges (Panamint) vs the Sierra and northern mountains (Northern Alligator). A: Pale yellow in the Panamint Alligator Lizard; dark brown in the Northern Alligator Lizard. B: Broad, clean brown bands on pale yellow in the Panamint Alligator Lizard; faint dark marks on olive or brown in the Northern Alligator Lizard. RANGE IS THE SUREST WAY TO TELL THEM APART: where you are decides which one it is; the rows below help confirm it.

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