Family Crotaphytidae
- Description:
- 3½" to 4½" snout-vent length; to over 15" overall. Color light brownish to grayish, with dark brown spots on back and tail. Transverse white bands across back fade with age. Head large, rather distinct from neck; tail approximately twice body length.
- Elevation Range:
- Below 5000' in extreme western Colorado.
- Subspecies in Colorado:
- Crotaphytus wislizenii punctatus
Formerly listed as Crotaphytus wislizenii.
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Photo by L. Livo and S. Wilcox, from Hammerson, 1986. Used with permission.
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