 DESCRIPTION:
L=6" (15cm) including tail. Overall tan to brown with whitish to
yellowish spots. Head is wedge-shaped. Scales are fine and smooth. External
ear openings absent, two dark bars on side of body are behind midbody,
and tail has black and white bars only on lower surface (compare to Zebratail
Lizard). Note: Lesser Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
is also found in Tucson area, and its external ear opening are absent
(like Greater Earless), its two dark bars are midbody (like Zebratail),
and it does not have black-and-white bars on tail (unlike both Greater
Earless and Zebratail).
NATURAL HISTORY: Carnivorous, eating mostly arthropods. Diurnal. Lays
eggs. May curl tail up, revealing black and white bands before and during
running, but less likely than Zebratail Lizards to do this. |
