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Earless lizard. Earless lizards are two genera of small lizards native to the semiarid and grassland habitats of the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The genus Cophosaurus and the genus Holbrookia are both characterized by having no external ear openings, presumably to prevent sand from entering their bodies as they dig.
Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico.
Holbrookia approximans, the speckled earless lizard, is a species of earless lizard which is found in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is sometimes referred to as the western earless lizard .
Holbrookia Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Phrynosomatidae Genus: Holbrookia Girard, 1851 Keeled earless lizard (Holbrookia propinqua) female, municipality of Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (20 May 2002). Holbrookia is a genus of earless lizards, known commonly as the lesser earless ...
Holbrookia elegans, the elegant earless lizard, [2] is a species of lizard native to the United States and Mexico. [3] Description. It is a small lizard, ...
Feb. 5—A lizard species once feared to be vanishingly scarce is now known to have several thriving populations across its historical range in the Edwards Plateau region of Central and West Texas ...
The greater earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus) is the only species in the monotypic genus Cophosaurus. It is closely related to the smaller, lesser earless lizards and other species in the genus Holbrookia , and in fact was placed in that genus and referred to Holbrookia texana from 1852 into the 1970s.
Keeled earless lizard (Holbrookia propinqua) male, Padre Island National Seashore, Kleberg Co. TX; 2 Nov 2022 Keeled earless lizard (Holbrookia propinqua) female, municipality of Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas, Mexico (20 May 2002). Holbrookia propinqua, commonly known as the keeled earless lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.