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Common Lesser Earless Lizard

Holbrookia maculata

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

Juvenile specimen, under 6 inches in length, colored as shown. Note absence of ear opening.

Habitat:

Shortgrass prairie with grasses, yucca, prickly-pear cacti, Russian Thistle, other weeds.

Notes:

This is the Northern Earless Lizard subspecies, H. m. maculata.

Reference Links:

Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata) - Information on Lesser Earless Liz…, Holbrookia maculata

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