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Sceloporus huichol

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Species of lizard

Sceloporus huichol
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species: S. huichol
Binomial name
Sceloporus huichol
Flores-Villela, Smith, Campillo-Garcia, Martinez-Mendez, & Campbell, 2022

Sceloporus huichol is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is endemic to Mexico, and can specifically be found in the mountainous regions of Jalisco and Nayarit. Sceloporus huichol belongs to the species group torquatus. Phylogenetically, Sceloporus huichol is closely related to Sceloporus melanogaster.

References

  1. ^ Sceloporus huichol at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 August 2022.
  2. Flores-Villela, Oscar; Smith, Eric N.; Campillo-García, Gustavo; Martínez-Méndez, Norberto; Campbell, Jonathan A. (10 May 2022). "A new species of Sceloporus of the torquatus group (Reptilia: Phrynosomatidae) from West Mexico". Zootaxa. 5134 (2): 286–296. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5134.2.7. PMID 36101064. S2CID 248704214. Retrieved 19 August 2022.


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