Sceloporus omiltemanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Sceloporus |
Species: | S. omiltemanus |
Binomial name | |
Sceloporus omiltemanus Günther, 1890 | |
Sceloporus omiltemanus, the southern cleft spiny lizard or southern cleft lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [1] It is endemic to Mexico. [1]
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