Plateau Earless Lizard vs. Western Earless Lizard
They meet on the western Edwards Plateau and the edge of the Trans-Pecos. A: Rows of big dark blotches, each edged white in the Plateau Earless Lizard; small dark spots and pale flecks; no big white-edged blotches in the Lesser Earless Lizard. B: No black bars on the side of the belly in the Plateau Earless Lizard; males: two black bars on the side of the belly, behind the front leg in the Lesser Earless Lizard. C: Round dark spots in the Plateau Earless Lizard; no marks under the tail in the Lesser Earless Lizard. The Plateau Earless Lizard's blotches are edged white; the Western (Lesser) Earless Lizard is speckled.
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