Sceloporus goldmani

Sceloporus goldmani
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. goldmani
Binomial name
	Sceloporus goldmani; H.M. Smith, 1937

Last updated February 19, 2025

Sceloporus goldmani, also known commonly as Goldman's bunchgrass lizard and la lagartija de pastizal de Goldman 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, goldmani, is in honor of American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman.^[3]

Geographic range

S. goldmani is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. goldmani is grassland, at altitudes of 1,600–2,200 m (5,200–7,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. goldmani has been described as viviparous ^[1]^[2] and as ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Mendoza-Quijano F (2007). "Sceloporus goldmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64105A12743701.
1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus goldmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 103).

Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2016). "Poblaciones nuevas de Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae), especie considerada extincta ". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad87: 1395–1398. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2017). "Natural History of Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in its southern distribution". Herpetology Notes10: 161–167.
Smith HM (1937). "A Synopsis of the scalaris Group of the Lizard Genus Sceloporus ". Occasional Papers of the Museum Zoology, University of Michigan (361): 1–8. (Sceloporus goldmani, new species, p. 5).
Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 137)

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 4 Mendoza-Quijano F (2007). "Sceloporus goldmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64105A12743701.

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

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 103).

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