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Lizards of the Colorado Plateau |
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Some people believe that lizards are slimy while others think that they are meant to be caught. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Lizards have very dry scales, often in beautiful patterns. Many kids try to catch lizards, sometimes breaking off their tails. This is a protective adaptation to escape predators. By breaking off a lizard's tail, a person may have made that lizard lunch for another animal. Being chased and trapped by humans is also a very traumatic experience. They are NOT tame and are protected in all national park areas. Please don't harass the animals. Also, many states prohibit the capture of any reptile. |
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Rather than playthings, lizards are dignified beings. short-horned lizard Phrynosoma douglassi |
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collared lizard Crotaphytus collaris |
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side-blotched lizard Uta stansburiana |
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sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus |
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eastern fence/prairie/plateau lizard Sceloporus undulatus |
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short-horned lizard Phrynosoma douglassi |
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lesser earless lizard Holbrookia maculata No Photo |
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plateau striped whiptail Cnemidophorus velox |
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Other whiptails include: little striped whiptail Cnemidophorus inornatus New Mexico whiptail Cnemidophorus neomexicanus No photos |
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