Peters's Rock Agama vs. Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Peters's Rock Agamas and young Black Spiny-tailed Iguanas both bask on walls and rock piles in coastal south Florida. A: Long and slim, without spiny rings; males with an orange band in the Peters's Rock Agama; rings of big, spiny scales round the tail in the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana. B: Females grey-brown with yellow blotches on the sides in the Peters's Rock Agama; grey to tan with bold black crossbands in the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana. C: Brown with pale spots and bars in the Peters's Rock Agama; bright green in the Black Spiny-tailed Iguana.

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