Sceloporus samcolemani

Sceloporus samcolemani
female
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. samcolemani
Binomial name
Sceloporus samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974
Synonyms [2]
Sceloporus scalaris samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974 Sceloporus samcolemani — Watkins-Colewell et al., 1998

Sceloporus samcolemani, also known commonly as Coleman's bunchgrass lizard, Coleman's bunch grass lizard, and lagartija de Coleman in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. ^[2] The species is endemic to Mexico. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, samcolemani, is in honor of Sam Coleman who aided Hobart Smith in his research by writing data-processing programs. ^[3]

Geographic range

S. samcolemani is found in northern Sierra Madre Oriental of the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. samcolemani is forest, at altitudes of 2,100–3,300 m (6,900–10,800 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

S. samcolemani is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Sceloporus samcolemani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64141A12748669.
2. Sceloporus samcolemani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus samcolemani, p. 56).

Further reading

• Smith HM, Hall WP (1974). "Contributions to the concepts of reproductive cycles and the systematics of the scalaris group of the lizard genus Sceloporus". Great Basin Naturalist34 (2): 97–104. (Sceloporus scalaris samcolemanii, new subspecies).
• Watkins-Colewell GJ, Smith HM, Liner EA, Chiszar D (1998). "Sceloporus samcolemani Smith and Hall, Coleman's Bunch Grass Lizard". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles675: 1–2. (Sceloporus samcolemani, new status).