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Desert Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus bicinctores
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
Eastern Collared LizardCrotaphytus collaris
Sonoran Collared LizardCrotaphytus nebrius
Desert Spiny LizardSceloporus magister
Baja California Collared LizardCrotaphytus vestigium
Common ChuckwallaSauromalus ater
Western Fence LizardSceloporus occidentalis
Desert IguanaDipsosaurus dorsalis
Common Side-blotched LizardUta stansburiana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,683 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,526 |
| Nevada | 1,031 |
| Utah | 607 |
| Arizona | 496 |
| Oregon | 138 |
| Idaho | 98 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
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 | Collared Lizards · Crotaphytidae |
| Genus | Collared Lizards · Crotaphytus |
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 Desert Collared Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.