Southern Earless Lizard vs. Keeled Earless Lizard

They meet on the sandy and open ground of southern Texas. A: Bold rows of dark blotches, each edged white in the Southern Earless Lizard; pale grey with faint, small dark spots in the Keeled Earless Lizard. B: No black bars on the side of the belly; spots under the tail in the Southern Earless Lizard; males: two black bars on the side of the belly; no marks under the tail in the Keeled Earless Lizard. C: Tiny, smooth, grain-like scales in the Southern Earless Lizard; the tiny back scales are keeled in the Keeled Earless Lizard. The Keeled Earless Lizard lives on dunes and loose sand near the coast.

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