Sonoran collared lizard

The Sonoran collared lizard is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Sonoran collared lizard; Collared lizard; Common collared lizard; Eastern collared lizard; Collared tree lizard; Desert collared lizard; Baja collared lizard; Great basin collared lizard; Sonoran sidewinder; Sonoran whipsnake; Sonoran desert toad; Sonoran gopher snake; Sonoran green toad; Sonoran lyre snake; Sonoran spotted whiptail; Sonoran More

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Crotaphytus nebrius or the Sonoran Collared lizard is a collared lizard that resides in Arizona, and Mexico. The lizard is a gray-yellow with grayish-white spots which are large down the middle of the body, and small on the sides. More

A Sonoran Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus nebrius) on the rocks in front of a home in Prescott, Arizona. Lizard Picture More

REPRODUCTION: The Sonoran Collared Lizard lays eggs in spring or summer. By Thomas C. Brennan Brennan, T. C., & A. T. Holycross. 2006. A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department. More

The Sonoran Collared Lizard can be found in the Great Basin, Mohave and Sonoran deserts in rocky areas such as, slopes, gullies, washes, canyons, and sometimes rock piles, although occasionally can be found up to a mile from extensive rocky habitat. More

The Sonoran Collared Lizard is from the order Squamata. Species from this order are amphisbaenians, lizards or snakes. There are over 6,000 living species belonging to the squamata order - it is the largest order of all reptiles. More

Common names

Sonoran collared lizard in English - English

Order : Squamata
Family : Crotaphytidae
Genus : Crotaphytus
Species : Crotaphytus nebrius
Authority : Axtell and Montanucci, 1977