Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Phrynosomatidae Bibliography of the genus Callisaurus Biodiversity of the family Phrynosomatidae Genus Callisaurus Zebra-tailed Lizard Zebraschwanzleguan, Gitterschwanzleguan Zebrahaleleguan 1835 Callisaurus Blainville (type species: Callisaurus draconoides Blainville 1835) 1843 Megadactylus Fitzinger (type species: Callisaurus draconoides Blainville 1835; syn. Smith & Taylor 1950) Contents: 1 species, which is not endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: As for the single species. Callisaurus draconoides Zebra-tailed Lizard, Gridiron-tailed Lizard Zebraschwanzleguan, Gitterschwanzleguan Zebrahaleleguan 1835 Callisaurus draconoides Blainville 1852 Homalosaurus ventralis Hallowell (Schmidt 1953) Callisaurus ventralis Baird 1859 Callisaurus draconoides ventralis Cope 1900 1896 Callisaurus crinitus Cope (Smith & Taylor 1950) Callisaurus draconoides crinitus Tevis 1944 1896 Callisaurus rhodostictus Cope (Smith & Taylor 1950) Callisaurus draconoides rhodostictus Smith & Cochran 1956 1900 Callisaurus ventralis gabbii Cope (Schmidt 1953) Callisaurus draconoides gabbii Linsdale 1932 1915 Callisaurus ventralis myurus Richardson (Schmidt 1953) Callisaurus draconoides myurus Linsdale 1940 1919 Callisaurus carmenensis Dickerson (Smith & Taylor 1950) Callisaurus draconoides carmenensis Van Denburgh 1922 1919 Callisaurus inusitatus Dickerson (Smith & Taylor 1950) Callisaurus ventralis inusitatus Schmidt 1922 Callisaurus draconoides inusitatus Smith & Taylor 1950 1919 Callisaurus plasticus Dickerson (Smith & Taylor 1950) 1919 Callisaurus splendidus Dickerson (Smith & Taylor 1950; Grismer 1999) Callisaurus draconoides splendidus Smith & Taylor 1950 1942 Callisaurus draconoides brevipes Bogert & Dorson 1943 Callisaurus draconoides bogerti Martin del Campo Other common names: bogerti: Bogert's Zebra-tailed Lizard brevipes: Short-footed Zebra-tailed Lizard carmenensis: Carmen Island Zebra-tailed Lizard crinitus: Viscaino Zebra-tailed Lizard draconoides: Common Zebra-tailed Lizard inusitatus: Sonoran Zebra-tailed Lizard myurus: Northern Zebra-tailed Lizard, Nevada Zebra-tailed Lizard rhodostictus: Western Zebra-tailed Lizard, Mojave Zebra-tailed Lizard splendidus: Angel Island Zebra-tailed Lizard ventralis: Eastern Zebra-tailed Lizard, Arizona Zebra-tailed Lizard Distribution: Mexico (Baja California Norte [incl. Isla Angel de la Guarda], Baja California Sur [incl. Isla Carmen, Isla Cerralvo], Sinaloa, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah). Callisaurus draconoides © Rune Midtgaard