Sceloporus lunae

Sceloporus lunae
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. lunae
Binomial name
	Sceloporus lunae; Bocourt, 1873
Synonyms
	Sceloporus acanthinus lunae; Bocourt, 1873;

Last updated May 02, 2025

Sceloporus lunae, also known commonly as Luna's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Guatemala.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lunae, is in honor of Juan J. Rodriguez Luna (1840–1916), who was the director of the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural of Guatemala.^[3]^{: 162, 224}

Description

Moderately large for its genus, Sceloporus lunae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in). Dorsally, males are uniformly greenish olive, but females have a double series of dark spots. Males have a black shoulder patch, which is absent in females.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Sceloporus lunae is forest, at altitudes of 150–1,000 m (490–3,280 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Sceloporus lunae is viviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Sceloporus lunae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203071A2759794.
1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus lunae 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Bocourt, M.F. (1873). "Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles d'Iguaniens du genre Sceloporus". Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologie. Cinquième Série. 17 (10): 1–2. (Sceloporus lunae, new species, p. 1) (in French).
Köhler, G.; Heimes, P. (2002). Stachelleguane: Lebensweise, Pflege, Zucht [= Spiny Lizards: Way of Life, Care, Breeding]. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton, Verlag Elke Köhler. ISBN 3-9806214-9-9. 174 pp. (in German)
Smith, H.M. (1939). "The Mexican and Central American Lizards of the Genus Sceloporus ". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series. 26: 1–397 + Plates 1–31. ("Sceloporus lunaei [sic]", pp. 63–66).
Stuart, L.C. (1963). "A Checklist of the Herpetofauna of Guatemala". Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (122): 1–150. ("Sceloporus acanthinus lunaei [sic]", p. 70).

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2013). "Sceloporus lunae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203071A2759794.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus lunae 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. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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