A Survey of the Herpetofauna of the Comanche National Grasslands in Southeastern Colorado
Appendix 7:
Photographs of selected habitat and species of amphibians and
reptiles observered during the 1995-1997 field seasons
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| Lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata maculata). This is a young male, showing the typically brighter and more contrasting pattern. Earless lizards are often very abundant and are an important prey base for many other vertebrates, including massasauga rattlesnakes. |
| Female earless lizard; note the red wash through the pattern, indicating that this lizard is gravid. Earless lizards often utilize sand sage and other shrubs as refugia from predation and heat. |
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