Venerable collared lizard
The venerable collared lizard (Crotaphytus antiquus) is a species of lizard in the genus Crotaphytus in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is native to northern Mexico.
| Venerable collared lizard | |
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| Crotaphytus antiquus (top: male; bottom: female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Crotaphytidae |
| Genus: | Crotaphytus |
| Species: | C. antiquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995 | |
Geographic range
C. antiquus is restricted to the area of Sierra San Lorenzo Texas and Sierra Solis in extreme southwestern Coahuila state.[1]
Conservation status
C. antiquus is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.[3] Major threats to the population include habitat degradation, mainly due to gravel extraction for building materials in nearby urban areas.
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References
- 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 antiguus, pp. 69-72).
- "Crotaphytus antiquus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Lemos-Espinal, Julio A.; Smith, Geoffrey R. (2016). "Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states". Zookeys 593: 117-137.
Further reading
- Axtell, Ralph W.; Webb, Robert G. (1995). "Two new Crotaphytus from southern Coahuila and the adjacent states of east-central Mexico". Bull. Chicago Acad. Sci. 16 (2): 1-15. (Crotaphytus antiquus, new species).
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