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Crotaphytus dickersonae

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Species of lizard

Crotaphytus dickersonae
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Crotaphytidae
Genus: Crotaphytus
Species: C. dickersonae
Binomial name
Crotaphytus dickersonae
Schmidt, 1922
Synonyms
  • Crotaphytus collaris dickersonae
    — M. Allen, 1933

Crotaphytus dickersonae, also known commonly as Dickerson's collared lizard, the Mexican collared lizard, the Sonoran collared lizard, and el cachurón de azul de collar in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, dickersonae, is in honor of American herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson.

Geographic range

C. dickersonae is found in the Mexican state of Sonora, not only on the coastline but also on Tiburón Island in the Gulf of California.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. dickersonae are shrubland and rocky areas.

Reproduction

C. dickersonae is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Crotaphytus dickersonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64008A12734497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64008A12734497.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Crotaphytus dickersonae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphytus dickersonae, p. 72).

Further reading

  • Faber, Lieke; Plasman, Melissa; Duchateau, Marie José (2013). "The use of photo identification on Dickerson's collared lizard (Crotaphytus dickersonae)". Herpetological Review 44 (4): 600–603.
  • Montanucci RR, Axtell RW, Dessauer HC (1975). "Evolutionary Divergence among Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus), with Comments on the Status of Gambelia". Herpetologica 31 (3): 336–347.
  • Schmidt KP (1922). "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Lower California and the Neighboring Islands". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 46: 607–707 + Plates XLVII–LVII. (Crotaphytus dickersonae, new species, pp. 638–639, Figure 2).


Taxon identifiers
Crotaphytus dickersonae


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