What kind of lizard is this

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What kind of lizard is this

Post by derwoodynck » June 17th, 2018, 6:17 pm

We spotted this guy in Chalk Basin near Rome, OR on 6/13. It was good sized maybe 10 inches long give or take a couple.
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Re: What kind of lizard is this

Post by adamschneider » June 17th, 2018, 6:25 pm

That's a cool-looking lizard! The closest match on the ODFW lizard page is the "Mojave black-collared lizard" (a.k.a. "Great Basin collared lizard"), Crotaphytus bicinctores.
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Re: What kind of lizard is this

Post by derwoodynck » June 17th, 2018, 7:10 pm

I tried looking there and just didn't think any of them quite matched but searching collard lizards does give some results that look close so you may be onto something.
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Re: What kind of lizard is this

Post by pcg » June 17th, 2018, 10:06 pm

a side-blotched lizard?
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Re: What kind of lizard is this

Post by derwoodynck » June 18th, 2018, 4:02 am

pcg wrote: ↑
June 17th, 2018, 10:06 pm
 a side-blotched lizard?
I don't know, this one was much larger than the other lizards we saw there which we did think were side-blotched.
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The head is a different shape too, but the coloration on the back is very similar.
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