| Sceloporus hesperus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. hesperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus hesperus Bryson & Grummer, 2021 in Bryson et al., 2021 | |
Sceloporus hesperus is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It was split from Sceloporus subniger in 2021. It is endemic to Sierra de Mascota in Jalisco, in the far western end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The specific name hesperus, from the Greek hesperos meaning "western", refers to this aspects its distribution.
A small species compared to its nearest relatives, Sceloporus hesperus can grow to 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout–vent length.
References
- ^ 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.
- Sceloporus hesperus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2023.
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