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Crotaphytus collaris (Collared Lizard)

Synonyms: Agama collaris; Crotaphytus baileyi; Crotaphytus collaris dickersonae

Wikipedia Abstract

The eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), also called common collared lizard, Oklahoma collared lizard or collared lizard, is a North American lizard that can reach 8–14 inches (20–36 cm) in length (including the tail), with a large head and powerful jaws. They are well known for the ability to run on their hind legs, looking like small theropod dinosaurs. Chiefly found in dry, open regions of Mexico and the south-central United States including Missouri, Texas, Arizona, and Kansas, the full extent of its habitat in the United States ranges from the Ozark Mountains to southern California. The collared lizard is the state reptile of Oklahoma, where it is known as the mountain boomer.
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Infraspecies

Crotaphytus collaris auriceps (Yellow-headed collared lizard)
Crotaphytus collaris baileyi (Western collared lizard)
Crotaphytus collaris collaris
Crotaphytus collaris fuscus (Chihuahuan collared lizard)
Crotaphytus collaris melanomaculatus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  29 grams
Birth Weight [1]  1 grams
Female Weight [1]  22 grams
Male Weight [1]  37 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  68.2 %
Gestation [1]  66 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Speed [3]  7.941 MPH (3.55 m/s)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Saxicolous, Terrestrial

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No

Emblem of

Oklahoma

Predators

Accipiter cooperii (Cooper's Hawk)[4]
Buteo albonotatus (Zone-tailed Hawk)[4]
Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk)[4]
Buteo platypterus (Broad-winged Hawk)[4]
Circus cyaneus (Northern Harrier)[4]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Atractis penneri <Unverified Name>[5]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
♦ 3FASTER LIZARDS SIRE MORE OFFSPRING: SEXUAL SELECTION ON WHOLE-ANIMAL PERFORMANCE, JERRY F. HUSAK, STANLEY F. FOX, MATTHEW B. LOVERN, AND RONALD A. VAN DEN BUSSCHE, Evolution, 60(10), 2006, pp. 2122–2130
♦ 4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0