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title: "Western Earless Lizard"
description: "Holbrookia maculata — Reptielen. Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-earless-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Earless Lizard

> Holbrookia maculata — Reptielen. Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard,  is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Holbrookia maculata*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 2923
- Wikidata: [Q3022372](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3022372)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36343](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36343)

## Names

- en: Western Earless Lizard
- de: Gefleckter Taubleguan
- es: Lagartija sorda menor
- fr: Lézard sans oreilles mineur commun

## Countries with the most observations

US (2488), MX (238)

## Summary

Holbrookia maculata, commonly known as the lesser earless lizard,  is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern and central United States and northern Mexico. There are eight recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holbrookia_maculata

## Photo

![Western Earless Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-earless-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: dbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312622919

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-earless-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).