Crotaphytus

Crotaphytus is a genus of lizards commonly known as collared lizards. They are a genus of small to medium-sized predators indigenous to the American southwest, Baja peninsula, and Mexico.^[1] They can be as small as 8" or as long as 14″ (20-36cm), and are characterized by distinct bands of black or brown around their neck, thus their common name.

Species

A collared lizard posing on a rock in Colorado

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.^[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses or a trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Crotaphytus.

Symbol

In 1969, Oklahoma designated its first state reptile when it chose the collared lizard.^[3]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Holbrook JE (1842). North American Herpetology; or, A Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States. Vol. II. (Second edition). Philadelphia: J. Dobson. 142 pp. (Crotaphytus, new genus, p. 79).
• Shearer, Benjamin F.; Shearer, Barbara S. (1994). State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols (2nd ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-28862-3.

Crotaphytus es un género de lagartos de la familia Crotaphytidae. Se distribuyen por el oeste de Estados Unidos y el norte de México.

Especies

Listadas alfabéticamente:^[1]​

• Crotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995
• Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith & Tanner, 1972
• Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823)
• Crotaphytus dickersonae Schmidt, 1922
• Crotaphytus grismeri Mcguire, 1994
• Crotaphytus insularis Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
• Crotaphytus nebrius Axtell & Montanucci, 1977
• Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
• Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972

Referencias

Crotaphytus Crotaphytidae familiako genero bat da. Ameriketako Estatu Batuetan eta Mexikon aurki daitezke.

Espezieak

• Crotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995
• Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith & Tanner, 1972
• Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823)
• Crotaphytus dickersonae Schmidt, 1922
• Crotaphytus grismeri Mcguire, 1994
• Crotaphytus insularis Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
• Crotaphytus nebrius Axtell & Montanucci, 1977
• Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
• Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972

Crotaphytus est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Crotaphytidae^[1].

Répartition

Les espèces de ce genre se rencontrent dans l'ouest des États-Unis et dans le nord du Mexique^[1].

Liste des espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (27 juillet 2012)^[2] :

• Crotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995
• Crotaphytus bicinctores Smith & Tanner, 1972
• Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823)
• Crotaphytus dickersonae Schmidt, 1922
• Crotaphytus grismeri Mcguire, 1994
• Crotaphytus insularis Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
• Crotaphytus nebrius Axtell & Montanucci, 1977
• Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
• Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972

Publication originale

• Holbrook, 1842 : North American Herpetology; or Description of the Reptiles Inhabiting the United States, Second Edition, vol. 5 (texte intégral)

Notes et références

Crotaphytus – rodzaj zauropsyda z rodziny obróżkogwanowatych (Crotaphytidae).

Zasięg występowania

Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Ameryce Północnej^[3].

Systematyka

Etymologia

Crotaphytus: gr. κρoταφoς krotaphos „bok twarzy, skroń”^[4].

Podział systematyczny

Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki^[3]:

• Crotaphytus antiquus
• Crotaphytus bicinctores
• Crotaphytus collaris – obróżkogwan pospolity
• Crotaphytus dickersonae
• Crotaphytus grismeri
• Crotaphytus insularis
• Crotaphytus nebrius
• Crotaphytus reticulatus
• Crotaphytus vestigium

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