Holbrookia lacerata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Spot-tailed Earless Lizard | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation status | ||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||||
| Holbrookia lacerata Cope, 1880) |
||||||||||||||||
| Synonyms | ||||||||||||||||
|
Holbrookia maculata lacerata |
The Spot-tailed Earless Lizard (Holbrookia lacerata) is a species of Phrynosomid lizard foundin Mexico, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, and in the United States, in south-central Texas. The species was once reclassified as a subspecies of the Lesser Earless Lizard, Holbrookia maculata, but has since been again elevated to full species status.
[edit] Subspecies
There are two recognized subspecies of Holbrookia lacertata:
- Northern Spot-tailed Earless Lizard, Holbrookia lacerata lacerata (Cope, 1880)
- Southern Spot-tailed Earless Lizard, Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis (Axtell, 1956)
[edit] References
- Species Holbrookia lacerata at The Reptile Database
 |
This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
