Common collared lizard

Common collared lizard
A male common collared lizard in Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Missouri
Female in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Crotaphytidae
Genus:	Crotaphytus
Species:	C. collaris
Binomial name
Crotaphytus collaris (Say, 1823)
Synonyms[2]
Agama collaris Say, 1823 Crotaphytus collaris — Holbrook, 1842 Leiosaurus collaris — A.H.A. Duméril, 1856 Crotaphytus collaris — Boulenger, 1885

The common collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris), also commonly called eastern collared lizard,^[3] Oklahoma collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, and collared lizard, is a North American species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The common name "collared lizard" comes from the lizard's distinct coloration, which includes bands of black around the neck and shoulders that look like a collar. Males can be very colorful, with blue green bodies, yellow stripes on the tail and back, and yellow orange throats. There are five recognized subspecies.