Holbrookia elegans

Holbrookia elegans, the elegant earless lizard,[1] is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico.[2]

Holbrookia elegans

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Holbrookia
Species:
H. elegans
Binomial name
Holbrookia elegans
Bocourt, 1874

Description

It is a small lizard, about 3 in (76 mm) long and is gray or tan.[3] The tail length is longer than the body's.[4]

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References

  1. "Holbrookia elegans". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  3. "Elegant Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans) - Reptiles of Arizona". www.reptilesofaz.org. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. "Elegant Earless Lizard - Tucson Herpetological Society". tucsonherpsociety.org. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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