Sonoran Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus nebrius
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- C. nebrius – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. nebrius – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. nebrius – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- C. nebrius – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Crotaphytus nebrius occurs in southern Arizona.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Crotaphytus nebrius (Axtell & Montanucci – 1977)
Genus: Crotaphytus , Greek – krotaphos = side or temple of the head – ref. presence of small polygonal plates on the whole surface of the head
Species: nebrius, Greek – nebrios = dappled like a fawn – ref. “distinctive large white dorsal spotting”
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962