Species of lizard
Sceloporus taeniocnemis, also known commonly as the Guatemalan emerald spiny lizard and la chachapaja in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is native to Guatemala and adjacent southeastern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.[2]
Geographic range
S. taeniocnemis is found in central Guatemala and in the Mexican state of Chiapas.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. taeniocnemis is forest, at altitudes of 1,200–2,500 m (3,900–8,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction
S. taeniocnemis is viviparous.[2]
Subspecies
The following two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]
- Sceloporus taeniocnemis taeniocnemis Cope, 1885
- Sceloporus taeniocnemis hartwegi Stuart, 1971
Etymology
The subspecific name, hartwegi, is in honor of American herpetologist Norman Edouard Hartweg.[3]
References
Further reading
- Cope ED (1885). "A contribution to the Herpetology of Mexico". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 22: 379–404. (Sceloporus tæniocnemis, new species, pp. 399).
- Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329. (Sceloporus taeniocnemis, pp. 285, 293, 302, 320).
- Stuart LC (1971). "Comments on the Malachite Sceloporus (Reptilia: Sauria: Iguanidae) of Southern Mexico and Guatemala". Herpetologica 27 (3): 235–239. (Sceloporus taeniocnemis hartwegi, new subspecies).