Grimser's collared lizard
Grimser's collared lizard (Crotaphytus grismeri) is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Baja California, Mexico.
| Grimser's collared lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Crotaphytidae |
| Genus: | Crotaphytus |
| Species: | C. grismeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotaphytus grismeri McGuire, 1994[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, grismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.[3]
Geographic range
In Baja California, C. grismeri is found in the Sierra de Los Cucapah and the contiguous Sierra el Mayor.[2]
References
- Hollingsworth, B. (2007). "Crotaphytus grismeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64009A12734673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64009A12734673.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Crotaphytus grismeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Crotaphytus grismeri, pp. 108-109).
Further reading
McGuire, Jimmy A. (1994). "A new species of collared lizard (Iguania: Crotaphytidae) from northeastern Baja California, México". Herpetologica 51 (4): 438-450 (Crotaphytus grismeri, new species).
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