Sceloporus lemosespinali

Sceloporus lemosespinali
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. lemosespinali
Binomial name
Sceloporus lemosespinali

Sceloporus lemosespinali, also known commonly as the Chihuhuan mesquite lizard, Lemos-Espinal's spiny lizard, and la lagartija de Lemos-Espinal in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, lemosespinali, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Julio Alberto Lemos-Espinal.[3]

Geographic range

S. lemosespinali is found in the Sierra Madre Occidental, in the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Sinaloa, and Sonora.[1]

The type locality is "13 km NW of Yécora, Sonora".[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. lemosespinali is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–2,500 m (5,900–8,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

S. lemosespinali is viviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Sceloporus lemosespinali ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64117A12745876.
  2. ^ a b c d Sceloporus lemosespinali at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus lemosespinali, p. 155).

Further reading

  • Enderson EF, Van Devender TR, Bezy RL (2014). "Amphibians and reptiles of Yécora, Sonora and the Madrean Tropical Zone of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico". Check List 10 (4): 913–926.
  • Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part I. Iguanian lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9.
  • Lara-Góngora G (2004). "A New Species of Sceloporus (Reptilia, Sauria: Phrynosomatidae) of the grammicus Complex from Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 40 (1): 1–41. (Sceloporus lemosespinali, new species).
  • Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith HM (2007). Introducción a los anfibios y reptiles del estado de Chihuahua. Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 128 pp. ISBN 978-9709000214. (bilingual, in Spanish and English).


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