Common collared lizard
The common collared lizard or Oklahoma lizard, Crotaphytus collaris, is a North American lizard that can reach a foot (30 cm) long in length (including the tail), with a large head and powerful jaws. It is the state lizard of Oklahoma.
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Collared lizard in Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
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Genus: | Crotaphytus
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Crotaphytus collaris |
Wikispecies has information on: Crotaphytus collaris. |
Common Collared Lizard Media
Eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris melanomaculatus), sub-adult photographed in situ, municipality of Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico (19 September 2007)
Male collared lizard, with blue-green body and yellow-brown head, at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma