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Texas Spiny Lizard
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Photo by: Quentin Stiles
large sized lizard with blue stomach, primarily brown with white spots on dorsal (top) side
How to identify:
Coloration:
Dorsal (top) base color reddish-brown, on two specimen's dorsal pattern are identical, males have two blue spots n their bellies
The Texas Spiny lizard does not have a dewlap
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Size:
Texas Spiny lizards can grow to be 7-1/2in to 11in long including the tail
Habitat:
Texas Spiny lizards are arboreal, commonly found in trees, bushes, fences and on the side of buildings
Range of habitat:
Texas Spiny Lizards can be found in the United States from Oklahoma to Mexico and most of Texas
Orange counties indicate new records since previous Herps of Texas updated in 1998; all other colors represent counties with known Texas Spiny lizards population prior to 1998
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