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fringe-toed lizard

American  
[frinj-tohd] / ˈfrɪndʒˌtoʊd /

noun

  1. an iguanid lizard, Uma notata, of sandy deserts of the western U.S. and Mexico, having a wedge-shaped snout and toes fringed with long, pointed scales.

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Using tiny loops attached to fishing rods, they rounded up several lizards from three species: two types of geckos and a desert lizard known as Schmidt’s fringe-toed lizard.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

Near Palm Springs, Calif., a huge tract of land that provided habitat for the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard has now been opened for private development.

From Time Magazine Archive

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