Common collared lizard facts for kids
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| Collared lizard in Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
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Crotaphytus
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| Crotaphytus collaris |
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The common collared lizard or Oklahoma lizard, Crotaphytus collaris, is a North American lizard that can reach a foot (30 cm) long in length (including the tail), with a large head and powerful jaws. It is the state lizard of Oklahoma.
Same species, from Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri
Images for kids
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A Male Common Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) near Hatch Point in Utah
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Eastern collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris melanomaculatus), sub-adult photographed in situ, municipality of Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, Mexico (19 September 2007)
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Male collared lizard, with blue-green body and yellow-brown head, at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma
See also
In Spanish: Lagarto de collar para niños
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