Speckled Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata approximans
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- H. m. approximans – Santa Fe Co, NM – photo by Michael Allen McGuire
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- H. m. approximans – Bernalillo Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- H. m. approximans – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- H. m. approximans – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- H. m. approximans – Navajo Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- H. m. approximans – Navajo Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- H. m. approximans – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- MAP by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Holbrookia m. approximans occurs in west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Holbrookia maculata approximans (Baird – 1858)
Genus: Holbrookia, honors John Edward Holbrook
Species: maculata, Latin = spotted
Subspecies: approximans, Latin – a = away from + proxime = proxime closeness or resemblance — ref. being distant from the next subspecies
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962