Sceloporus adleri

Sceloporus adleri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. adleri
Binomial name
	Sceloporus adleri; H.M. Smith & Savitzky, 1974

Last updated February 19, 2025

Sceloporus adleri, also known commonly as Adler's spiny lizard and el chintete rayado in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Kerr Adler.^[3]

Geographic range

S. adleri is found in the Mexican state of Guerrero.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. adleri is limestone outcrops in forest, but it has also been found on rocks in traditional maize fields.^[1]

Reproduction

S. adleri is viviparous.^[2]

Taxonomy

S. adleri is a member of the S. formosus species group.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Sceloporus adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64083A12735073.
1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus adleri 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. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus adleri, p. 2).

Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part 1. Iguanian Lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chiamara. 448 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9.
López-Alcaide, Sául; Nakamura, Miguel; Macip-Ríos, Rodrigo; Martínez-Meyer, Enrique (2014). "Does behavioural thermoregulation help pregnant Sceloporus adleri lizards in dealing with fast environmental temperature rise?" Herpetological Journal24 (1): 41–47.
Smith HM, Savitzky AH (1974). "Another Cryptic Associate of the Lizard Sceloporus formosus in Guerrero, Mexico". Journal of Herpetology8 (4): 297–303. (Sceloporus adleri, new species).

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Sceloporus adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64083A12735073.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus adleri, p. 2).

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