Western Whiptail vs. Common Sagebrush Lizard

Both live in southern Idaho. The Western Whiptail has pale stripes broken by dark bars into a checkered pattern, tiny grainy scales and a very long tail; the Common Sagebrush Lizard has small spiny back scales, rusty orange in the armpit and a black bar on the shoulder. A: Western Whiptail, pale stripes broken by dark bars and spots: checkered; Common Sagebrush Lizard, pale stripes along the sides with dark blotches between. B: Western Whiptail, no collar and no dark blotch behind the front leg; Common Sagebrush Lizard, rusty orange in the armpit and a black bar on the shoulder; no blotch behind the leg. C: Western Whiptail, tiny, grain-like scales; Common Sagebrush Lizard, small, keeled, spiny scales.

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