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earless lizard - any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico

iguanid, iguanid lizard - lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

genus Holbrookia, Holbrookia - earless lizards

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The species Rosenblum and her colleagues have been focused on are the eastern fence lizard, the lesser earless lizard and the little striped whiptail.

True colors: learning about evolution from the white lizards of White Sands

The keeled earless lizard, Holbrookia propinqua, is a stenothermal arenophilus lizard restricted to loose sandy soils of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico (Judd, 1973; Axtell, 1998).

Morphology of an inland population of the keeled earless lizard (Holbrookia propinqua)

Of particular interest are the "legal status" for various species; for example, under the Common Lesser Earless Lizard listing it states "Nongame species.

The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

Elegant earless lizard Holbrookia elegans Bocourt, 1874.

Reproduction of the Elegant earless lizard, Holbrookia elegans (Squamata: phrynosomatidae) from Arizona, New Mexico, Sinaloa and Sonora

Oviductal morphology and sperm storage in the keelep earless lizard, Holbrookia propinqua.

Almacenamiento de espermatozoides en la vagina de la lagartija vivipara Sceloporus torquatus (Sauria: Prhynosomatidae)

The scales are smaller than those of the fence lizard and almost granular, but not nearly so small as the racerunner or earless lizard. The back is pale gray to light brown, with few or no distinct markings.

A CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION MAPS OF THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Quantitative data were obtained only on the northern prairie lizard (Sceloporus) and the lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia), but the latter species was extremely rare.

Path to extinction: impact of vegetational change on lizard populations on Arapaho prairie in the Nebraska sandhills

Diet composition of the greater earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus) in central Chihuahuan Desert.

Demography of the side-blotched lizard, Uta stansburiana, in sand dunes of the central Chihuahuan Desert

Reproduction, growth, survivorship, and activity patterns in the southwestern earless lizard (Cophosaurus texanus scitulus) from the Big Bend region of Texas.

Observations on nest site selection and litter size in the gray shrew (Notiosorex crawfordi) from Presidio County, Texas