Biology:Holbrookia lacerata

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Short description: Species of lizard

Holbrookia lacerata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Holbrookia
Species:
H. lacerata
Binomial name
Holbrookia lacerata
Cope, 1880
Synonyms
  • Holbrookia maculata lacerata
    — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950.

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

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.)

Wikidata ☰ Q3200981 entry