Sceloporus dixoni

Sceloporus dixoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. dixoni
Binomial name
Sceloporus dixoni
Bryson & Grummer, 2021 in Bryson et al., 2021[1]

Sceloporus dixoni is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It was split from Sceloporus subniger in 2021. It is endemic to the western half of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt between Morelia, Michoacán, and the lower slopes of the Nevado de Colima in Jalisco. It is named in honor of James R. Dixon who worked extensively on Mexican herpetofauna.[1]

A relatively small species compared to its nearest relatives, Sceloporus dixoni can grow to 54 mm (2.1 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Bryson, Robert W. Jr.; Grummer, Jared A.; Connors, Elizabeth M.; Tirpak, Joseph; Mccormack, John E. & Klicka, John (2021). "Cryptic diversity across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Mexico in the montane bunchgrass lizard Sceloporus subniger (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)". Zootaxa. 4963 (2): 335–353. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4963.2.5. PMID 33903554.
  2. ^ Sceloporus dixoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2023.