Northern Spot-tailed Earless Lizard
Holbrookia lacerata lacerata
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- H. l. lacerata – Irion Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Chris Harrison
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- H. l. lacerta – Irion Co, TX – photo by Chris Harrison (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Holbrookia l. lacerata occurs in central Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Holbrookia lacerta lacerta (Cope – 1880)
Genus: Holbrookia, honors John Edward Holbrook
Species/Subspecies: lacerta, Latin = torn or mangled – pres. ref. conspicuous serrations on rear edges of dorsal blotches
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962