Striped Earless Lizard (Holbrookia maculata flavilenta)
Description: Holbrookia maculata flavilenta is a subspecies of the western earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata), a medium-sized lizard native to the central and southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The western earless lizard is known for its lack of external ear openings and its light gray or grayish brown body, head, limbs, and tail.
Habitat: The preferred natural habitats of H. maculata are shrubland, grassland, and desert.
Range: Northern Arizona, Western New Mexico; Type locality: Lake Valley, New Mexico
Found in these States:
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NM
Diet: It preys upon insects and spiders.
Reproduction: H. maculata is oviparous.
Status: Listed as Least Concern in view of the relatively large and stable extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, number of subpopulations, and population size. No major threats have been identified.
»» Kingdom: Animalia - Animals
»» Phylum: Chordata - Chordates
»» Subphylum: Vertebrata - Vertebrates
»» Class: Reptilia - Reptiles
»» Order: Squamata - Lizards
»» Family: Phrynosomatidae - North American Spiny Lizards
»» Genus: Holbrookia
»» Species: Holbrookia maculata - Western Earless Lizard
»» Subspecies: Holbrookia maculata flavilenta - Striped Earless Lizard
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