Sceloporus lemosespinali
| Sceloporus lemosespinali | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. lemosespinali
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus lemosespinali Lara-Góngora, 2004
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Sceloporus lemosespinali, also known commonly as the Chihuhuan mesquite lizard, Lemos-Espinal's spiny lizard, and la lagartija de Lemos-Espinal in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, lemosespinali, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Julio Alberto Lemos-Espinal.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]S. lemosespinali is found in the Sierra Madre Occidental, in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora.[1]
The type locality is "13 km NW of Yécora, Sonora".[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of S. lemosespinali is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]S. lemosespinali is viviparous.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d Sceloporus lemosespinali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Sceloporus lemosespinali, p. 155).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Enderson EF, Van Devender TR, Bezy RL (2014). "Amphibians and reptiles of Yécora, Sonora and the Madrean Tropical Zone of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico". Check List 10 (4): 913–926.
- Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part I. Iguanian lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- Lara-Góngora G (2004). "A New Species of Sceloporus (Reptilia, Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) of the grammicus Complex from Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 40 (1): 1–41. (Sceloporus lemosespinali, new species).
- Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith HM (2007). Introducción a los anfibios y reptiles del estado de Chihuahua. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 128 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (bilingual, in Spanish and English).
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