Sceloporus zosteromus

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Sceloporus zosteromus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. zosteromus
Binomial name
Sceloporus zosteromus
Cope, 1863
Synonyms
List
  • Sceloporus monserratensisVan Denburgh & Slevin, 1921
  • Sceloporus magister zosteromusLinsdale, 1932
  • Sceloporus magister monserratensisSmith, 1939
  • Sceloporus magister rufidorsumLinsdale, 1932
  • Sceloporus rufidorsumYarrow, 1882

Sceloporus zosteromus, the central Baja spiny lizard or Monserrat Island spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. [2] It is endemic to Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. Hollingsworth, B.; Frost, D.R. (2007). "Sceloporus zosteromus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T64161A12742616.
  2. 1 2 Sceloporus zosteromus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 10 November 2021.