Holbrookia propinqua

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Keeled Earless Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Holbrookia
Species: H. propinqua
Binomial name
Holbrookia propinqua
Baird & Girard, 1852

The Keeled Earless Lizard (Holbrookia propinqua) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard found primarily in Mexico, in the states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz, but they also range to the United States, in southern Texas.

[edit] Subspecies

There are three recognized subspecies of Holbrookia propinqua:

  • Northern Keeled Earless Lizard, Holbrookia propinqua propinqua (Baird & Girard, 1852)
  • Southern Keeled Earless Lizard, Holbrookia propinqua piperata (Smith & Burger, 1950)
  • Stone's Keeled Earless Lizard, Holbrookia propinqua stonei (Harper, 1932)

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