Abstract
Blainville (1835) wrote the first description of a sand lizard and named it Callisaurus draconoides. Since his time various authors have published articles concerning sand lizards. Girard (1851) described Holbrookia maculata, Trochel (1852) described Cophosaurus texanus, and that same year Baird and Girard synonymized Cophosaurus with Holbrookia providing the name Holbrookia texana, which has stood for over 100 years. Subsequently, Baird (1858) described Uma notata.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
Life Sciences; Plant and Wildlife Sciences
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Cox, Douglas Charles, "The osteology and myology of the head and neck region of Callisaurus, Cophosaurus, Holbrookia, and Uma, the "sand lizards"" (1976). Theses and Dissertations. 7665.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7665
Date Submitted
1976-12-01
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/Letd151
Keywords
Lizards; Anatomy; Skeleton; Muscles
Language
English