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Western Earless Lizard
Holbrookia maculata
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Elegant Earless LizardHolbrookia elegans
Greater Earless LizardCophosaurus texanus
Common Side-blotched LizardUta stansburiana
Zebra-tailed LizardCallisaurus draconoides
Prairie LizardSceloporus consobrinus
Ornate Tree LizardUrosaurus ornatus
Eastern Collared LizardCrotaphytus collaris
Common Sagebrush LizardSceloporus graciosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 11,882 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,280 |
| Arizona | 2,144 |
| Kansas | 624 |
| New Mexico | 612 |
| Colorado | 598 |
| Oklahoma | 544 |
| Mexico | 138 |
| Nebraska | 124 |
| South Dakota | 107 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Phrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus | Earless Lizards · Holbrookia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Earless Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.