Holbrookia_lacerata

<i>Holbrookia lacerata</i>

Holbrookia lacerata

Species of lizard


Holbrookia lacerata, commonly known as the spot-tailed earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

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Geographic range

It is native to Mexico, in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, and to the United States, in south-central Texas.

Taxonomy

Originally described as a species, it was once reclassified as a subspecies of the lesser earless lizard, Holbrookia maculata, but has since been again elevated to full species status.

References

Further reading

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers.) xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I.- XXIV. (Holbrookia lacerata, pp. 209–210.)
  • Cope, E.D. 1880. On the Zoölogical Position of Texas. Bull. United States National Mus. (17): 1-51. (Holbrookia lacerata, sp. nov., pp. 15–16.)



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