collared lizard

col´lared liz´ard

n.

1.

any of several species of lizards of the genus Crotaphytus and the family Iguanidae, of the central and western U.S. and northern Mexico, having long tails and usually bearing markings on the neck appearing like a collar of two black bands.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

collared lizard - any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern 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 Crotaphytus, genus Crotaphytus - collared lizards