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Coleonyx variegatus

small, soft skin, moveable eyelids, no toe pads, classic gecko patterning

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Hermidactylus turicicus

invasive, small, bumpy skin, normal toe pads, no eyelids

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Phyllodactylus xanti

small, triangular toe pads, has eyelids

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Plestiodon gilberti

scincidae, red head as adult, no stripes or at least no tail stripes

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Plestiodon skiltonianus

scincidae, stripes

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Xantusia vigilis

small, plates on top of head, small scales on side, gular fold, square ventral scales

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Aspidoscelis tigris

plate scales on head, extremely long tail, granular scales

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Diposaurus dorsalis

iguana face shape, pale, tiny dorsal ridge

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Sauromalus ater

huge, iguana face shape, large, loose skin folds, chuckwalla

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Crotaphytus bicinctores

medium, iguana face shape, black collar pattern

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Gambelia sila

medium, iguana face shape, leopard pattern, shorter spots on throat

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Gambelia wislizenii

medium, iguana face shape, long streaks down throat

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Callisaurus draconoides

medium, iguana face shape, extremely striped underside of tail

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Uma scoparia

iguana face shape, back spots irregular, black armpit belly spots, crescent throat marks

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Uma inornata

iguana face shape, back spots form lines, no belly markings, faint throat marks

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Uma notata

iguana face shape, back spots form lines, black armpit spots and orange on belly, faint throat marks

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Phrynosoma blainvilli

horned lizard, 2 rows spiked side ridge, 2 rows chin spikes, massive head spikes

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Phrynosoma platyrhinos

horned lizard, 1 row spiked side ridge, short head spikes

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Phrynosoma douglassi

horned lizard, no side ridges, no head spikes, small

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Phrynosoma mcallii

horned lizard, no side ridges, long skinny head spikes

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Scleoporus magister

spiny lizard, bar on neck/shoulder, no gular fold, southern CA

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Scleoporus graciosus

spiny lizard, small shoulder bar, armpit color, no gular fold, broken tail, northern CA

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Scleoporus occidentalis

spiny lizard, no shoulder bar, sometimes blue belly, no gular fold, widespread CA

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Uta stansburiana

spiny lizard but smoother, side blotches, gular fold

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Urosaurus graciosus

spiny lizard but smoother, long tail, gular fold, no side blotch

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Elgaria coerulea

keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through edges of ventral scales

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Elgaria multicarinata

keeled scales, lateral fold, stripes through center of ventral scales

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Anniella pulchra

legless, lateral stripes

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Gila monster

large body, beaded black and orange scales

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