NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Reticulate Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Reticulate Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus reticulatus). Species of reptile.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Crotaphytus reticulatus, commonly called the reticulate collared lizard, is a species of moderately sized lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is native to semiarid, rocky regions of the Tamaulipan mezquital. Its range includes the US state of Texas and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. Of all the species in the family Crotaphytidae, C. reticulatus is the only species which is not restricted to rocky habitats.
Wikipedia contributors, Crotaphytus reticulatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:40:21.646200+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
- Name authority
- Baird, 1858
- Common name
- Reticulate Collared Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Crotaphytidae
- Genus
- Crotaphytus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyCrotaphytidae
- genusCrotaphytus
- speciesCrotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Crotaphytus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Collared LizardCrotaphytus insularis Van Denburgh & Slevin, 1921 | CrotaphytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Venerable Collared LizardCrotaphytus antiquus Axtell & Webb, 1995 | CrotaphytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Collared LizardCrotaphytus collaris (Say, 1822) | CrotaphytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Baja Black-collared LizardCrotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972 | CrotaphytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Crotaphytus&species=reticulatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:ZPF2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.