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Holbrookia maculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Iguania

Genus
  
Holbrookia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Family
  
Phrynosomatidae

Scientific name
  
Holbrookia maculata

Higher classification
  
Holbrookia

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

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Lower classifications
  
Holbrookia maculata approximans, Holbrookia maculata perspicua

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Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard endemic to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico.

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Holbrookia maculata Common Lesser Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata Reptiles of Arizona

Geographic range

Holbrookia maculata Speckled Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata approximans

H. maculata is found in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as in the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo León.

Subspecies

The nine recognized subspecies of Holbrookia maculata, many of which in the past held full species status, are:

Holbrookia maculata CalPhotos Holbrookia maculata Common Lesser Earless Lizard

  • H. m. approximans Baird, 1858 – speckled earless lizard
  • H. m. bunkeri H.M. Smith, 1935 – Bunker's earless lizard
  • H. m. dickersonae K.P. Schmidt, 1921 – Dickerson's earless lizard
  • H. m. elegans Bocourt, 1874 – Mexican earless lizard
  • H. m. maculata Girard, 1851 – northern earless lizard
  • H. m. perspicua Axtell, 1956 – eastern earless lizard
  • H. m. pulchra K.P. Schmidt, 1921 – Huachuca earless lizard
  • H. m. ruthveni H.M. Smith, 1943 – bleached earless lizard
  • H. m. thermophila Barbour, 1921 – western earless lizard

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    Holbrookia maculata Holbrookia maculata Lesser Earless Lizard Discover Life

    Holbrookia maculata Lesser Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata

    References

    Holbrookia maculata Wikipedia
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