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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Crotaphytidae
Bibliography of the genus Gambelia
Biodiversity of the family Crotaphytidae








Genus
Gambelia

North American Leopard Lizards

Nordamerikanische Leopardleguane

Nordamerikanske Leopardleguaner

1859 Gambelia Baird (type species: Crotaphytus wislizenii Baird & Girard 1852)
Contents: 3 species, of which 1 (33.3%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of Crotaphytus (e.g., Montanucci 1969).
Distribution: W. & C. USA, N. Mexico.
Reported from: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah).

Gambelia copeii

Baja California Leopard Lizard, (Cope's Leopard Lizard)

Niederkalifornischer Leopardleguan

Baja California-leopardleguan

1882 Crotaphytus copeii Yarrow
Crotaphytus wislizeni copei Leviton & Banta 1964
Gambelia wislizeni copei Banta & Tanner 1968
Gambelia copei McGuire 1996
1968 Crotaphytus wislizeni neseotes Banta & Tanner (McGuire 1996)
Gambelia wislizeni neseotes Banta & Tanner 1968

Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur), USA (California).


Gambelia sila

Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard

Kurzschnäuziger Leopardleguan

Butsnudet Leopardleguan

1890 Crotaphytus silus Stejneger
Gambelia wislizenii silus Smith 1946
Crotaphytus wislizeni silus Weiner & Smith 1965
Gambelia silus Montanucci, Axtell & Dessauer 1975
Gambelia sila Jennings 1987 [emendation]

Distribution: USA (California).


Gambelia wislizenii

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Spitzschnäuziger Leopardleguan

Spidssnudet Leopardleguan

1852 Crotaphytus wislizenii Baird & Girard
Gambelia wislizenii Smith 1946
1852 Crotaphytus fasciatus Hallowell (McGuire 1996)
1852 Crotaphytus gambelii Baird & Girard (McGuire 1996)
1856 Leiosaurus hallowellii Duméril [substitute name for Crotaphytus fasciatus Hallowell 1852]
1963 Crotaphytus wislizeni punctatus Tanner & Banta (McGuire 1996)
Gambelia wislizeni punctata Liner 1994
1977 Crotaphytus wislizeni maculosus Tanner & Banta (McGuire 1996)
Gambelia wislizeni maculosus Liner 1994

Other common names:
maculosus: Lahontan Basin Leopard Lizard
neseotes: Cedros Island Leopard Lizard
punctatus: Small-spotted Leopard Lizard, Pale Leopard Lizard
wislizenii: Large-spotted Leopard Lizard
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas), USA (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah).