Biology:Grimser's collared lizard
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Short description: Species of lizard
Grimser's collared lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Crotaphytidae |
Genus: | Crotaphytus |
Species: | C. grismeri
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Binomial name | |
Crotaphytus grismeri McGuire, 1994[1]
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Grimser's collared lizard (Crotaphytus grismeri ) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Baja California, Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, grismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.[2]
Geographic range
In Baja California, C. grismeri is found in the Sierra de Los Cucapah and the contiguous Sierra El Mayor.[1]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
McGuire, Jimmy A. (1994). "A new species of collared lizard (Iguania: Crotaphytidae) from northeastern Baja California, México". Herpetologica 51 (4): 438-450 (Crotaphytus grismeri, new species). Wikidata ☰ Q1106700 entry