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Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard vs. Southwestern Fence Lizard

They meet in the grassland and woodland of the southeastern mountains. A: Run straight back, in level rows in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; slant up and back in the Southwestern Fence Lizard. B: A broad grey band between pale stripes in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; wavy dark crossbars between pale stripes in the Southwestern Fence Lizard. C: Males: orange sides and two narrow blue bars along the belly in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; males: big blue patches edged black in the Southwestern Fence Lizard. Slevin's lives in bunch grass and dives into the clumps; the fence lizard climbs rocks, logs and trees.

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Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard

Sceloporus slevini

Southwestern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus cowlesi
Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard vs. Southwestern Fence Lizard: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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