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Camouflage

Camouflage by Leviathor.
Very similar to other earless lizards, the bleached variety of these little critters have adapted themselves perfectly to their environment. When stopped, they are perfectly hidden, well enough to miss them in the viewfinder of a 400mm lens most of the time! So well adapted to the White Sands, I didn't see any earless lizards with similar bleached skin or markings anywhere else in the Southwest. 

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MaiKoh says:

Cool! Great white on white action going on here. :0P
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isa villanueva. [deleted] says:

your photos r really great! where r u from?
xoxo
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BugMan50  Pro User  says:

Excellent! Amazing how well it blends in with the background!
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

I live in Wisconsin, but had a five-week road trip to the west.

Nature excels at protecting itself--quite remarkable, really.
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plousia  Pro User  says:

Wow, that's amazing!

It looks unreal...but very cool. I had never heard of these lizards before.
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valdab  Pro User  says:

Wow
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the visits, plousia and valdab. (=
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Natascha2010  Pro User  says:

This is absolutely fantastic! :O)
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

Thank you, Natascha!
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catbutler  Pro User  says:

What a truly amazing shot....The thumbnail does not do it justice - I am so glad that I checked it out!
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Robby Edwards  Pro User  says:

Fantastic catch, great photo!
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newfolkways says:

No kidding!! Amazing camouflage.
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fcphoto says:

Wow, that really is effective camo! Great capture! :-)
Thanks for comment my Hat In The Barn :-)
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chatallot  Pro User  says:

Never seen a lizard like this before, even though there are plenty here in Australia. What a great photo.
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Vol-au-Vent  Pro User  says:

Amazing - nearly missed it.... ;-)
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the visits!

These little guys are pretty fast, too--they scamper across the sands faster than I can run.
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nfmm  Pro User  says:

Cool finding. I've never seen lizard like this, even in picture.
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noahg. says:

Excellent!

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Padido says:

Wow!! So beautiful!! A fave!!

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Leviathor  Pro User  says:

Thank you, Noah.

This little critter sure was fun to chase around. (:
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red321  Pro User  says:

Wow, you really don't appreciate this scene from the thumbnail. Very cool
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chennessey says:

Thrilling!
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alahr2 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All White Already, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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