Prairie Lizard vs. Eastern Fence Lizard
Both are rough, spiny-scaled grey or brown lizards, and males of both have blue patches on the throat and belly. The Prairie Lizard has a pale stripe along each side of the back, boldest in males, with wavy dark crossbars between the stripes on females; the Eastern Fence Lizard has wavy dark crossbars and no pale stripes, and males darken to nearly plain grey-black. They were one species until 2002.
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