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Northern Earless Lizard

Holbrookia maculata maculata

Photo by wrathraptor
Published on Project Noah
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40.1083, -104.52

Field Notes

Description:

This is a gravid (pregnant) female Lesser Earless Lizard. They take on bright orange/yellow/red markings when they become pregnant.

Habitat:

Semi-arid grasslands, shrublands, plains, dry sandy soil, predominant vegetation: prairie grasses, banana yucca, juniper, sagebrush

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Holbrookia maculata

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Comments (3)
MitchRay
Glad to see another Earless Lizard on Project Noah, I've got a few spottings up of Texas Earless Lizards, and they are quickly becoming one of my favorite critters.

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