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Sceloporus ornatus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. ornatus
Binomial name
Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859

Sceloporus ornatus, the ornate spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It is native to north-central Mexico. Sceloporus oberon and Sceloporus caeruleus, which were once subspecies of the ornate spiny lizard, have since been elevated to distinct species.

References

1. Vazquez Díaz, J.; Gadsden, H.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Lavin, P. (2007). "Sceloporus ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64135A12748193.
2. ^ Sceloporus ornatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
3. "Sceloporus ornatus". GBIF. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

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