Long-nosed leopard lizard

The long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) is a species of relatively large North American lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. Gambelia wislizenii ranges in snout-to-vent length (SVL) from 8.3 to 14.6 cm (3+14 to 5+34 in). It has a large head, a long nose, and a long round tail that can be longer than its body. It is closely related to the blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila), which closely resembles the long-nosed leopard lizard in body proportions, but has a conspicuously blunt snout. The species G. wislizenii, once considered part of the genus Crotaphytus, is under moderate pressure because of habitat destruction but is categorized as "least concern".

Long-nosed leopard lizard
Taken at Mojave Desert
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Crotaphytidae
Genus: Gambelia
Species:
G. wislizenii
Binomial name
Gambelia wislizenii
Baird & Girard, 1852
Synonyms
  • Crotaphytus wislizenii
    Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Crotaphytus gambelii
    Baird & Girard, 1852
  • Crotaphytus fasciatus
    Hallowell, 1852
  • Leiosaurus hallowelli
    A.H.A. Duméril, 1856
  • Crotaphytus (Gambelia) wislizenii
    — Baird, 1859
  • Crotaphytus fasciatus
    Mocquard, 1899 (non Hallowell)
  • Crotaphytus fasciolatus
    Mocquard, 1903
  • Gambelia wislizenii
    H.M. Smith, 1946
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