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Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Common Sagebrush Lizard

Their ranges overlap on the Colorado Plateau and nearby (records checked); the Plateau Striped Whiptail has only a few Oregon records. A: Six or seven clean pale stripes, no spots between them in the Plateau Striped Whiptail; blotchy pattern; rusty orange in the armpit in the Common Sagebrush Lizard. B: Tiny grainy scales in the Plateau Striped Whiptail; small, keeled, spiny scales in the Common Sagebrush Lizard.

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Plateau Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox

Common Sagebrush Lizard

Sceloporus graciosus
Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Common Sagebrush Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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