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Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Ornate Tree 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; bands of larger keeled scales; dark wavy crossbars in the Ornate Tree Lizard. B: No fold across the throat in the Plateau Striped Whiptail; a fold of skin across the throat in the Ornate Tree Lizard.

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Plateau Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox

Ornate Tree Lizard

Urosaurus ornatus
Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Ornate Tree Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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