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Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico. There are eight recognized subspecies.
From the article Holbrookia maculata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
H. maculata is a small species of lizard. Adults have a total length (including tail) of 4–5 in (10–13 cm). The dorsal scales are granular and smooth. There are no external ear openings. There are two folds across the throat. The throat of the female is orange during the breeding season. The underside of the tail has no dark spots.
Range & habitat
H. maculata is found in the U.S. states of Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming, as well as in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Zacatecas. The preferred natural habitats of H. maculata are shrubland, grassland, and desert.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
In human culture
The subspecific name, bunkeri, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Dean Bunker (1870–1948). The subspecific name, campi, is in honor of American paleontologist Charles Lewis Camp. The subspecific name, dickersonae, is in honor of American herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson. The subspecific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.
Wikipedia: “Subspecies etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Holbrookia maculata in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 36343.