Sonoran collared lizard
The Sonoran collared lizard, Crotaphytus nebrius, is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Crotaphytidae |
Genus: | Crotaphytus |
Species: | C. nebrius |
Binomial name | |
Crotaphytus nebrius Axtell & Montanucci, 1977 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
C. nebrius is a grayish-yellow with grayish-white spots, which are large down the middle of the body, and small on the sides.
Behavior
Adults of C. nebrius are mainly only active during spring and summer, but the juveniles can be active until November.[2]
Reproduction
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References
- "Crotaphytus nebrius ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp., 56 plates, 39 figures, 204 maps. ISBN 978-0-395-98272-3. (Crotaphytus nebrius, p. 274 + Plate 27 + Map 85).
Further reading
- Axtell, Ralph W.; Montanucci, Richard R. (1977). "Crotaphytus collaris from the eastern Sonoran Desert: description of a previously unrecognized geographic race". Natural History Miscellanea, Chicago Academy of Sciences (201): 1–8. (Crotaphytus collaris nebrius, new subspecies).
- McGuire, Jimmy A. (1996). "Phylogenetic Systematics of Crotaphytid Lizards (Reptilia: Iguania: Crotaphytidae)". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (32): iv + 1–143, 52 figures. (Crotaphytus nebrius, new combination, pp. 88-92 + Figures 31A, 34).
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