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Sandstone Night Lizard vs. Desert Night Lizard

Desert Night Lizards live around Anza-Borrego; their records touch the Truckhaven Rocks. A: White to yellowish with fairly big dark brown spots in the Sandstone Night Lizard; olive, grey or tan with many small black spots in the Desert Night Lizard. B: In cracks and under slabs of eroded sandstone in the Sandstone Night Lizard; under fallen yucca and plant debris in the Desert Night Lizard.

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Sandstone Night Lizard

Xantusia gracilis

Desert Night Lizard

Xantusia vigilis
Sandstone Night Lizard vs. Desert Night Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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