Southwestern Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus scitulus
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- C. t. scitulus – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. t. scitulus – Mohave Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. t. scitulus – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Socorro Co, NM – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- C. t. scitulus – Gila Co, AZ – photo by Brian Hubbs (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Cophosaurus t. scitulus occurs in central and southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cophosaurus texanus scitulus (Peters – 1951)
Genus: Cophosaurus , Greek – kophos = deaf + saurus = lizard
Species: texanus, Latin = belonging to the state of Texas
Subspecies: scitulus, Latin = neat, beautiful
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962