Crotaphytus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as collared lizards, in the family Crotaphytidae. Member species are small to medium-sized predators indigenous to the American southwest, Baja peninsula, and Mexico.

Crotaphytus collaris, commonly known as the eastern collared lizard, is a species of lizard that is primarily found in North America and open areas of Mexico. Its range in Mexico includes parts of the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San …

The Crotaphytidae, or collared lizards, are a family [1][2][3] of desert -dwelling reptiles native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Alternatively they are recognized as a subfamily, Crotaphytinae, within the clade Pleurodonta.

The collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) is distinguished by the two black collars around its neck. Adult males have bright green scales as well as tan, olive, brown, bluish and yellow scales. Females are less colorful than the males. Both have whitish bellies and large heads.

The common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris ), also commonly called eastern collared lizard, Oklahoma collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, and collared lizard, is a North American species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae.

Collared lizard, (genus Crotaphytus), any of nine species of lizards belonging to the lizard subfamily Crotaphytinae (family Crotaphytidae) found in hilly areas of the central United States and northeastern Mexico westward to the Great Basin.

The Sonoran collared lizard (Crotaphytus nebrius) is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.

Most Crotaphytus species live exclusively in rocky outcroppings, and exhibit an unusual form of saltatory bipedalism to jump between boulders. Crotaphytids are carnivores. Crotaphytus (collared lizard) species feed primarily on insect and small vertebrates.

Black-col­lared lizards (Cro­ta­phy­tus in­su­laris) are na­tive to the Nearc­tic re­gion. They are cur­rently en­demic to one is­land in the Gulf of Cal­i­for­nia called Isla Angel de la Guarda. This is­land is east of Baja Cal­i­for­nia and west of the Mex­i­can main­land.

Meet the collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) including their appearance, diet, habitat, range, lifespan, facts, breeding and behavior.