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Baja Black-collared Lizard
Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972
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.
Baja Black-collared Lizard (Crotaphytus vestigium); image from matched species article
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Baja California collared lizard or Baja black-collared lizard (Crotaphytus vestigium) is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to southern California (United States) and Baja California (Mexico).
Wikipedia contributors, Baja California collared lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:34:21.708930+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Crotaphytus vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972
- Name authority
- Smith & Tanner, 1972
- Common name
- Baja Black-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 vestigium Smith & Tanner, 1972
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 |
| Reticulate Collared LizardCrotaphytus reticulatus Baird, 1858 | CrotaphytidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Crotaphytus fasciatus Mocquard, 1899 Mocquard, 1899 | ambiguous synonym |
| Crotaphytus fasciolatus Mocquard, 1903 Mocquard, 1903 | ambiguous synonym |
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=vestigium 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:ZPF4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.