Cophosaurus texanus
Called "earless lizards" because they lack external ear openings. This is presumably an adaptation to avoid sand infiltrating their ears, but this species is in rockier areas than some of its near relatives with open ears.
An adult male at Peña Blanca on the southwest end of the Organ Mts., Doña Ana County, NM, 16 Sep 2006.
A neonate near Dripping Springs on the west side of the Organ Mts., Doña Ana County, NM, 16 Sep 2006.
A juvenile at Fort Selden, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 4 Aug 2007.
An adult female at Fort Selden, 4 Aug 2007.
A juvenile at Fort Selden, 4 Aug 2007.
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An adult female at Fort Selden, 4 Aug 2007.
An adult male in the Chiricahua Mountains, Cochise County, 3 Sep 2007.
An adult female in Big Bend National Park near Dog Canyon, Brewster County, Texas, 16 Apr 2007.
A juvenile near Fig Haven, San Andres Mountains, White Sands Missile Range, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 13 Oct 2007.
An adult male in Bar Canyon, Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 20 Aug 2008.
An adult female near La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mts., Doña Ana County, NM, 31 Jul 2005.
An adult female near La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mts., Doña Ana County, NM, 31 Jul 2005.
An adult male near Dripping Springs on the west side of the Organ Mts., Doña Ana County, NM, 5 Jun 2005.
A juvenile near Pedernales Falls, Blanco County, TX, 14 Aug 2005.
An adult female in Doña Ana County, NM, on the east side of Las Cruces, 4/2/05.
An adult female in Doña Ana County, NM, on the east side of Las Cruces, 4/2/05.