- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold collared lizard, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the collared lizard
The common collared lizard is a North American lizard named for the two black bands around its neck. Males have blue-green bodies and yellow-orange throats, while females are browner. Total length runs 20 to 38 cm, with a big head, strong jaws and long hind limbs. It lives in dry, open country of northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, often on rocky hillsides where it can watch from high perches. It eats large insects, spiders and other lizards, and even snakes. When fleeing it can run on its hind legs at speeds up to about 26 km/h. It is Oklahoma's state reptile.
Collared Lizard facts
- It can run upright on its hind legs when escaping predators.
- Breeding females develop bright orange head spots that fade after egg-laying.
- It is an obligate carnivore, eating insects and smaller lizards.
- Oklahoma's state reptile, it is known there as the mountain boomer.
Where to see collared lizard in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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California· 1
Colorado· 1
Kentucky· 1
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