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Yucatan Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus chrysostictus

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

Gray-brown body with two light stripes extending the length of the body with dark stripes directly below them. The little guy found himself a rather large caterpillar but eventually got it down.

Habitat:

On and near the sidewalks at some mayan ruins surrounded by jungle.

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Sceloporus chrysostictus

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Hunters & Animal Food Habits
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Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedAugust 16, 2014

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