zebra-tailed lizard

[zee-bruh-teyld; British also zeb-ruh-]

noun

a lizard, Callisaurus draconoides, inhabiting sandy deserts of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., having a long tail marked with black bands.

Also called gridiron-tailed lizard.

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