Snakes are the main predator of the northern sagebrush lizard. The species has a camouflage style coloration consisting of pale brown to grayish-green. Four longitudinal rows of darker brown spots are intermixed along the body. Two pale stripes extend down its back from the eye to the tail. An irregular dark spot is located on the shoulder.
Females have a ventral surface which is uniformly white with mottled blue on the throat.
Loss of habitat due to cropping, intensive grazing, and oil developments has affected the species in the shortgrass prairie badlands of North Dakota and other western states. Aerial spraying of insecticides may have also affected insect populations, the main diet of northern sagebrush lizards. Notify a natural resource agency if you observe a northern sagebrush lizard. The Amphibians and Reptiles of North Dakota , by G.C. Wheeler and J. Wheeler, 1966. Handbook of Lizards, Lizards of the United States and Canada , by H. M. Smith, 1946.