Pygmy Short-horned Lizard vs. Common Sagebrush Lizard

Both live in southern Idaho. The Pygmy Short-horned Lizard has a tiny, flat, round body with stubby horns; the Common Sagebrush Lizard has small spiny back scales, rusty orange in the armpit and a black bar on the shoulder. A: Pygmy Short-horned Lizard, tiny, stubby horns; Common Sagebrush Lizard, no horns: an ordinary lizard head. B: Pygmy Short-horned Lizard, flat and round, tiny, with a short tail; Common Sagebrush Lizard, slim-bodied, not flat and round.

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