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Texas Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus olivaceus

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Grey with black, white, or red-brown blotching down the back. Patterns vary greatly by locality, but the colors and pattern typically serve to be adequate camouflage against the bark of trees in its chosen habitat.

Habitat:

It was scurrying across the driveway in a wildlife habitat yard.

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Texas spiny lizard

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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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