Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Conservation
LIZARD, EASTERN COLLARED

Summary information for LIZARD, EASTERN COLLARED

Common Name
LIZARD, EASTERN COLLARED
Scientific Name
CROTAPHYTUS COLLARIS
Status
NONGAME, STATE RANK S4, GLOBAL RANK G5
Primary Habitat
"Glade complex"
Preferred Habitat
"Inhabit glades with large flat rocks and sparse ground vegetation. Will also colonize rip-rap along reservoirs and rock quarries."
Distribution
"Generally occurs south of the Missouri river *17*. A reintroduction program was started in 1997 to repopulate glades where this species formerly occurred *19*"
County List
BARRY, BOONE, CAMDEN, CARTER, CHRISTIAN, CRAWFORD, GASCONADE, HICKORY, IRON, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, MADISON, MARIES, MCDONALD, MILLER, OSAGE, OZARK, PERRY, PHELPS, REYNOLDS, ST. FRANCOIS, ST. LOUIS, STE. GENEVIEVE, STONE, TANEY, VERNON, WASHINGTON, WRIGHT, NEWTON, SHANNON, DENT, DOUGLAS
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