Holbrookia elegans

Last updated

Holbrookia elegans
LIZARD, ELEGANT EARLESS (Holbrookia elegans) (8-9-11) chino cyn, scc, az -01 (6030202178).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Holbrookia
Species:
H. elegans
Binomial name
Holbrookia elegans
Bocourt, 1874

Holbrookia elegans, the elegant earless lizard, [2] is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico. [3]

Contents

Description

It is a small lizard, about 3 in (76 mm) long and is gray or tan. [4] The tail length is longer than the body's. [5]

References

  1. Hammerson, G.A.; Frost, D.R.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Holbrookia elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64063A12733473. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64063A12733473.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Holbrookia elegans". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  3. "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. "Elegant Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans) - Reptiles of Arizona". www.reptilesofaz.org. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  5. "Elegant Earless Lizard - Tucson Herpetological Society". tucsonherpsociety.org. Retrieved 2018-12-04.