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Northern curly-tailed lizard.

Leiocephalus carinatus

Photo by Harvester
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

6" lizards with rough scales. When provoked, they will run away while curling their tails. They are rather fast, but can only run for short periods of time.

Habitat:

Under rocks and in holes.

Notes:

Took me 10 minutes to dig it out of its hole.

Reference Links:

Northern Curlytail Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus) - Information on Northern Cu…, Leiocephalus carinatus

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PublishedJune 22, 2014

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