Grismer's collared lizard explained

Grismer's collared lizard (Crotaphytus grismeri), also known commonly as the Sierra los Cucapas collared lizard and el cachorón de Sierra de los Cucapas in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. The species is endemic to Baja California, Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, grismeri, is in honor of American herpetologist Larry Lee Grismer.^[1]

Geographic range

In Baja California, C. grismeri is found in the Sierra de Los Cucapah and the contiguous Sierra El Mayor.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of C. grismeri is rocky areas of desert.

Description

C. grismeri is smaller as an adult than all other species of Crotaphytus. The light portion of the collar is green, and the tail is dull orange.

Behavior

C. grismeri is terrestrial and saxicolous.

Reproduction

C. grismeri is oviparous.

Further reading

• McGuire JA (1994). "A new species of collared lizard (Iguania: Crotaphytidae) from northeastern Baja California, México". Herpetologica 51 (4): 438-450 (Crotaphytus grismeri, new species).
• Jones, Lawrence L.C.; Lovich, Robert E. (editors) (2009). Lizards of the American Southwest: A Photographic Field Guide. Tucson, Arizona: Rio Nuevo Publishing. 568 pp. .
• Lipfert, Jürgen (2004). Halsbandleguan: Die Gattung Crotaphytus. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 64 pp. . (in German).
• Villegas-Petraca, Rafael; Aguilar-López, José Luis; Hernández-Hernández, Julio César; Muñoz-Jiménez, Oscar (2022). "Diversity and conservation of terrestrial vertebrates (birds, mammals, and reptiles) of Sierra Cucapá, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico". ZooKeys 1088: 17–39.

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]