Greater earless lizard
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greater-earless-lizard-176-14258363
title:
Greater earless lizard
text:
The greater earless lizard is the only species in the monotypic genus Cophosaurus. It is closely related to the smaller, lesser earless lizards and other species in the genus Holbrookia, and in fact was placed in that genus and referred to Holbrookia texana from 1852 into the 1970s. Earless lizards lack external ear openings, an adaptation to burrowing in the sand, as are the recessed lower jaw and flared upper labial scales. Greater earless lizards are sexually dimorphic, males grow larger and
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Species of lizard
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_earless_lizard
date created:
2003-10-04T09:49:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T21:28:35Z
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image:
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