Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard vs. Striped Plateau Lizard

Both are small, striped spiny lizards of the southeastern mountains: Slevin's in open bunch grass, the Striped Plateau on rocks and logs in oak and pine woodland. A: Run straight back, in level rows in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; slant up and back, like every other Arizona spiny lizard in the Striped Plateau Lizard. B: A broad grey band down the middle between two pale stripes; crescent blotches in bold ones in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; two bold pale stripes on each side, rows of small dark spots between them in the Striped Plateau Lizard. C: Males: orange sides and two narrow blue bars along the belly in the Slevin's Bunch Grass Lizard; white, with no blue patches in the Striped Plateau Lizard.

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