Holbrookia maculata

Holbrookia maculata

Lesser earless lizard

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Holbrookia maculata

Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard native to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico.

Animal name origin

The subspecific name, bunkeri, is in honor of American zoologist Charles Dean Bunker (1870–1948).

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

The subspecific name, ruthveni, is in honor of American herpetologist Alexander Grant Ruthven.

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H. maculata is found in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as well as in the Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sinaloa, Durango, Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, and Nuevo León.

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References

1. Holbrookia maculata Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holbrookia_maculata
2. Holbrookia maculata on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64065/12733624

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