Sceloporus nelsoni, also known commonly as Nelson's lizard, Nelson's spiny lizard, and la espinosa de Nelson in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the familyPhrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico,[1][2] and contains two recognized subspecies: Sceloporus nelsoni barrancarum and Sceloporus nelsoni nelsoni.[2][3]
Sceloporus nelsoni is endemic to Mexico, being distributed in western Mexico in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental. Its distribution extends from southern Sonora, southwestern Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Nayarit, and central Jalisco.[1] The type locality of the subspecies S. n. barrancarum is in Urique, Chihuahua. The type locality of the subspecies S. n. nelsoni is in Plomosas, Sinaloa.[2]
Sceloporus nelsoni barrancarumW. Tanner & Robison, 1960 – northern Nelson's lizard, espinosa boreal de Nelson
Sceloporus nelsoni nelsoniCochran, 1923 – southern Nelson's lizard, espinosa austral de Nelson
Conservation
The IUCN Red List has assessed Seloporus nelsoni as "Least Concern" in 2007, due to its wide distribution, presumed large population, and lack of any known major threats. It also occurs in at least one protected area.[1]
Cochran, D.M. (1923). "A new lizard of the genus Sceloporus ". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 13 (9): 185–186. (Sceloporus nelsoni, new species).
Tanner, W.W.; Robison, W.G., Jr. (1960). "New Name for a Chihuahua Lizard". Herpetologica. 16 (2): 114.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ("Sceloporus nelsoni barrancorum [sic]", new name).
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