Biology:Venerable collared lizard
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Venerable collared lizard | |
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| Crotaphytus antiquus (top: male; bottom: female) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Crotaphytidae |
| Genus: | Crotaphytus |
| Species: | C. antiquus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995
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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.
Geographic range
C. antiquus is restricted to the area of Sierra San Lorenzo, Texas, and Sierra Solis in extreme southwestern Coahuila state.[1]
Reproduction
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.
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).
Wikidata ☰ Q1106652 entry
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