Sceloporus licki

Sceloporus licki
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. licki
Binomial name
Sceloporus licki Van Denburgh, 1895
Synonyms [2]
Sceloporus orcutti licki Van Denburgh, 1895

Sceloporus licki, also known commonly as the Cape arboreal spiny lizard and el bejori arboricola del cabo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. ^[2] The species is endemic to the Sierra de la Laguna on the southern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, licki, is in honor of James Lick, who was an American businessman and philanthropist. ^[3]

Description

Adults of S. licki have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.3–7.9 cm (2.5–3.1 in). ^[4]

Geographic range

S. licki is found in the Mexican State of Baja California Sur. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. licki are forest and shrubland. ^[1]

Reproduction

S. licki is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Hollingsworth, B.; Frost, D.R. (2007). "Sceloporus licki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64118A12746012. Accessed on 28 January 2025.
2. Sceloporus licki 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 licki, p. 157).
4. Stebbins RC (2003).

Further reading

• Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part 1. Iguanian Lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. ISBN   978-3-89973-101-9.
• Smith HM (1939). "The Mexican and Central American Lizards of the Genus Sceloporus ". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series26: 1–397. (Sceloporus orcutti licki, pp. 140–145).
• Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp. ISBN   978-0-395-98272-3. (Sceloporus licki, pp. 422–423 + Plate 54 + Map 199).
• Van Denburgh J (1895). "A Review of the Herpetology of Lower California. Part I—Reptiles". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series5: 77–163 + Plates IV–XIV. (Sceloporus licki, new species, pp. 110–114 + Plate X).