Sceloporus unicanthalis

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Sceloporus unicanthalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. sunicanthalis
Binomial name
Sceloporus sunicanthalis
H.M. Smith, 1937

Sceloporus unicanthalis, the southwestern bunchgrass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [1]

Distribution

It is endemic to Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sceloporus unicanthalis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.