Southern Spot-tailed Earless Lizard
Holbrookia lacerata subcaudalis
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- H. l. subcaudalis – Kleberg Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Brian Loflin
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Holbrookia l. subcaudalis occurs in southern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Holbrookia lacerta subcaudalis (Axtel – 1956)
Genus: Holbrookia, honors John Edward Holbrook
Species/Subspecies: lacerta, Latin = torn or mangled – pres. ref. conspicuous serrations on rear edges of dorsal blotches
Subspecies: subcaudalis, Latin – sub = below + cauda = tail – ref. distinctive subcaudal dark spots on the lower surface of the tail
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962