Venerable_collared_lizard

Venerable collared lizard

Venerable collared lizard

Species of lizard

The venerable collared lizard (Crotaphytus antiquus) is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is native to northern Mexico.

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Geographic range

C. antiquus is restricted to the area of Sierra San Lorenzo, Sierra Texas, and Sierra Solis in extreme southwestern Coahuila state.[1]

Reproduction

C. antiquus is oviparous.[2]

Conservation status

C. antiquus is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List.[3] Major threats to the population include habitat degradation, mainly due to gravel extraction for building materials in nearby urban areas.

References

  1. [1]
    McGuire, Jimmy A. (1996). "Phylogenetic Systematics of Crotaphytid Lizards (Reptilia: Iguania: Crotaphytidae)". Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History (32): iv + 1-143, 52 figures. (Crotaphytus antiguus, pp. 69-72).
  2. [2]
    Species Crotaphytus antiquus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. [3]
    Lemos-Espinal, Julio A.; Smith, Geoffrey R. (2016). "Amphibians and reptiles of the state of Coahuila, Mexico, with comparison with adjoining states". Zookeys 593: 117-137.

Further reading

  • Axtell, Ralph W.; Webb, Robert G. (1995). "Two new Crotaphytus from southern Coahuila and the adjacent states of east-central Mexico". Bulletin of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 16 (2): 1–15. (Crotaphytus antiquus, new species).


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