THE CENTER FOR NORTH AMERICAN HERPETOLOGY
Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Crotaphytidae
Baja California Leopard Lizard
Gambelia copeii
(Yarrow, 1882)
Current SSAR Comments:
The standard English name of this species has been changed to improve the information content of the name as well as to remove a potentially offensive eponym.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Cope's Lizard
(
Crotaphytus copeii
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1882
. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1882
Yarrow, Henry C. Descriptions of new species of reptiles and amphibians in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 5():438-444
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