Crotaphytus
| Crotaphytus | |
|---|---|
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| Crotaphytus collaris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Crotaphytidae |
| Genus: | Crotaphytus Holbrook, 1842 |
The collared lizards comprise the genus Crotaphytus. They are a group of small to medium-sized predators indigenous to arid environments of the southwestern regions of North America.
Genus Crotaphytus
- Venerable collared lizard, Crotaphytus antiquus
- Great Basin collared lizard or desert collared lizard, Crotaphytus bicinctores
- Common collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris
- Yellow-headed collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris auriceps
- Eastern collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris collaris
- Western collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris baileyi
- Chihuahuan collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris fuscus
- Black-spotted collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris melanomaculatus
- Grimser's collared lizard, Crotaphytus grismeri
- Sonoran collared lizard, Crotaphytus nebrius
- Reticulated collared lizard, Crotaphytus reticulatus
- Baja California collared lizard, Crotaphytus vestigium
- Mexican collared lizard, Crotaphytus dickersonae
Symbol
In 1969, Oklahoma designated its first state reptile when it chose the collared lizard.[1]
References
- Citations
- ↑ Shearer 1994, p. 309
- Bibliography
- Shearer, Benjamin F.; Shearer, Barbara S. (1994). State names, seals, flags, and symbols (2nd ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-28862-3.