The systematics of Crotaphytus wislizeni, the leopard lizards. Part III. The leopard lizards of the Great Basin and adjoining areas, with a description of a new subspecies from the Lahontan Basin

Authors

Wilmer W. Tanner, Brigham Young University
Benjamin H. Banta, 421 Santa Helena, Solana Beach, California

Abstract

A general analysis of the populations of Crotaphytus wislizeni in the Great Basin is presented. A new subspecies, C. wislizeni maculosus, for the Lahontan Basin, Nevada, is described and comparisons of color pattern, some scale patterns, and skull measurements are presented.

Recommended Citation

Tanner, Wilmer W. and Banta, Benjamin H. (1977) "The systematics of Crotaphytus wislizeni, the leopard lizards. Part III. The leopard lizards of the Great Basin and adjoining areas, with a description of a new subspecies from the Lahontan Basin," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 37: No. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol37/iss2/5