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Southern sagebrush lizard

Sceloporus graciosus

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Field Notes

Description:

The southern sagebrush lizard, similar to the western fence lizard, is a common reptile of the southwestern United States. It grows up to about 9 cm. It comes in a variety of colors, mainly browns and beiges like its habitat. The triangle markings on its back are characteristic of this species.

Habitat:

It resides in areas with lots of sagebrush or other similar desert grass, as well as woodlands and redwood forests.

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Comments (2)
Maria dB
Very nice first spotting on Noah - welcome to the Project!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah, Emmie Strickland NIce spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!

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PublishedJuly 28, 2013

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