Common Name: Collared Lizard
Latin Name: Crotaphytus spp.
Native to: Collared lizards can be found from southern California north to Nevada, Utah and parts of Idaho, east to Kansas, southern Missouri and Arkansas, and south to Mexico.
Size: Collared lizards generally range in size from 10 to 13 inches long though some individuals can reach up to 15 inches.
General appearance: Male Collared lizards tend to be larger, more robust, and more colorful than female Collared lizards. Collareds can be brown, blue, green, or yellow, backed with white dots. Females are usually tan or gray in color, but will often have orange spots or bars from the neck to the hind limbs when gravid. In most species the males and females both have two black stripes around the neck which is what gives collared lizards their name. The Eastern Collared lizard (C. collaris) is the onemost commonly found in captivity.