Sceloporus lemosespinali

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Sceloporus lemosespinali
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. lemosespinali
Binomial name
Sceloporus lemosespinali

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]

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Etymology

The specific name, lemosespinali, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Julio Alberto Lemos-Espinal. [3]

Geographic range

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

The preferred natural habitat of S. lemosespinali is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft). [1]

Reproduction

S. lemosespinali is viviparous. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Sceloporus lemosespinali ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64117A12745876.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sceloporus lemosespinali 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 lemosespinali, p. 155).

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