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Neotropical Ground Lizard
Family: Tropiduridae
-3.3993, -79.3452
Field Notes
Description:
About 12cm long, excluding the tail. Very well camouflaged against the rocky, sandy ground. Base colour is pale with two lateral brown stripes and a broad dorsal stripe with V-shaped dark markings; top of the head is also brown, with a dark patch at the posterior corner of the eye and a dark stripe along the mouth.
Habitat:
Found in an arid area on the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes, called "Desierto de Jubones", at about 1500m above sea level.
Reference Links:
ADW: Tropiduridae: INFORMATION
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 17, 2017
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