| Holbrookia elegans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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, [1] is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico. [2]
It is a small lizard, about 3 in (76 mm) long and is gray or tan. [3] The tail length is longer than the body's. [4]
Earless lizards are two genera of small lizards native to the semiarid and grassland habitats of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The genus Cophosaurus and the genus Holbrookia are both characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent sand from entering their bodies as they dig.
Iphisa is a genus of the lizard family Gymnophthalmidae. The genus is monotypic, i.e. it has only one species, Iphisa elegans, the glossy shade lizard. It occurs in South America.
The three-toed earless skink is a viviparous earless skink from southeastern Australia.
Holbrookia is a genus of earless lizards, known commonly as the lesser earless lizards, in the family Phrynosomatidae. The genus contains six recognized species, which are found throughout the Southwestern and Central United States and northern Mexico. They are characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent soil from entering their bodies when they are digging.
Holbrookia lacerata, commonly known as the spot-tailed earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
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.
Holbrookia propinqua is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
Holbrookia subcaudalis, commonly known as the southern spot-tailed earless lizard, is a species of lizard in the genus Holbrookia. It was previously considered a subspecies of Holbrookia lacerata.
Holbrookia approximans, the speckled earless lizard, is a species of earless lizard which is found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the western earless lizard.
The prairie earless lizard or eastern earless lizard is a subspecies of the lesser earless lizard,.
The elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou is a medium-sized tinamou that can be found in southern Chile and Argentina in shrubland.
The Cape flat lizard or Namaqua flat lizard is a lizard in the Cordylidae family found in Namibia and South Africa.
Plestiodon elegans, the five-striped blue-tailed skink or Shanghai elegant skink, is a species of lizards in the genus Plestiodon found in East Asia.
The Pilbara delma is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia.
The elegant lobulia is a species of skink found in New Guinea.
The elegant mabuya is a species of skink found in Madagascar.
Aphaniotis fusca, the dusky earless agama or peninsular earless agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is found in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
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