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[LSLGuy]

Speaking of fence lizards …

Sceloporus Hybrids?

In a place that I frequently go to photograph wildlife I often see many lizards of the genus Sceleporus. Some have the classic markings of the Prairie Lizard (Sceloporus consobrinus). (For a discussion of whether or not the Prairie Lizard is a distinct species or a subspecies of the Eastern Fence Lizard (Scelorporus undulates) see this old thread I started several years ago: Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus or Sceleporus consobrinus (Fence Lizard or Prairie Lizard)?). Some have the classic mark…