Biology:Sceloporus chrysostictus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Sceloporus chrysostictus
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Sceloporus chrysostictus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. chrysostictus
Binomial name
Sceloporus chrysostictus
Cope, 1866
Synonyms
  • Sceloporus variabilis
    Barbour & Cole, 1906 (part. fide H.M. Smith, 1939)

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Geographic range

It is most commonly found in the Yucatán Peninsula. It also ranges through Guatemala and Northern Belize.

References

  • Cope, E.D. 1866. Fourth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 18:123-132.

Wikidata ☰ Q4893506 entry