Reptiles of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
The 2 reptiles you can find at Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, like the Sagebrush lizard — sizes, diets, and whether you should worry.
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Reptile Sagebrush lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
A small, slender, high-country lizard, the fence lizard's cousin, whose males flash blue belly and throat patches in a push-up display.
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Reptile Western terrestrial garter snake
Thamnophis elegans
A slim, striped snake found from stream banks to talus slopes across ten of these parks, and the most commonly seen reptile in several of them.