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Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Western Fence 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; large, keeled, spiny scales; blotchy in the Western Fence Lizard. B: Pale blue tail in the Plateau Striped Whiptail; no blue on the tail in the Western Fence Lizard.

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Plateau Striped Whiptail

Aspidoscelis velox

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis
Plateau Striped Whiptail vs. Western Fence Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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