collared lizard

American  

noun

1. any of several species of long-tailed iguanid lizards of the genus Crotaphytus, of central and western U.S. and northern Mexico, usually having a collar of two black bands.

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Example Sentences

I logged every tiny delight: the collared lizard frozen in its tracks and the emerald lichen clinging to the granite and the sumac and the wildflowers and the water spilling over the dam.

From Washington Post

But the common collared lizard is most notable for the bright stripes around its neck, which could give the famous Central Park duck a run for its money.

From New York Times

Only two reptiles, a horned lizard and a collared lizard, were seen.

From Project Gutenberg

Observations on hibernation and nests of the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris.

From Project Gutenberg

The lizards are represented by the horned lizard, the western spotted or earless lizard, the collared lizard, the striped race runner, utas, rock swifts, and sagebrush swifts.

From Project Gutenberg