Crotaphytus

Crotaphytus
Crotaphytus collaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Infraorder: Iguania
Family: Crotaphytidae
Genus: Crotaphytus
Holbrook, 1842

Crotaphytus is a genus of lizards commonly known as collared lizards. They are a genus of small to medium-sized predators indigenous to arid environments of the southwestern regions of North America.

Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphytus.

Symbol

In 1969, Oklahoma designated its first state reptile when it chose the collared lizard.[2]

References

Citations
  1. "Crotaphytus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. Shearer 1994, p. 309
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