Sceloporus vandenburgianus

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Sceloporus vandenburgianus
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Sceloporus vandenburgianus in Wrightwood, CA
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. vandenburgianus
Binomial name
Sceloporus vandenburgianus
Cope, 1896

Sceloporus vandenburgianus, the southern sagebrush lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [2] It is found in the United States and Mexico. [2]

Blue patches on belly distinguish southern sagebrush lizards from related species, but are only found in males. Belly of male Southern sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus).jpg
Blue patches on belly distinguish southern sagebrush lizards from related species, but are only found in males.

Distribution

This species of Lizard is commonly found in Ventura County, San Bernardino County, and San Diego County.

References

  1. Hollingsworth, B.; Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A. (2007). "Sceloporus vandenburgianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64158A12750040. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64158A12750040.en . Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Sceloporus vandenburgianus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. "Southern Sagebrush Lizard - Sceloporus vandenburgianus". californiaherps.com. Retrieved 2025-03-04.