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Sceloporus samcolemani
female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. samcolemani
Binomial name
Sceloporus samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974
Synonyms
Sceloporus scalaris samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974 Sceloporus samcolemani — Watkins-Colewell et al., 1998

Sceloporus samcolemani, also known commonly as Coleman's bunchgrass lizard, Coleman's bunch grass lizard, and lagartija de Coleman in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, samcolemani, is in honor of Sam Coleman who aided Hobart Smith in his research by writing data-processing programs.

Geographic range

S. samcolemani is found in northern Sierra Madre Oriental of the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. samcolemani is forest, at altitudes of 2,100–3,300 m (6,900–10,800 ft).

Reproduction

S. samcolemani is oviparous.

References

1. ^ Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Sceloporus samcolemani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64141A12748669.
2. ^ Sceloporus samcolemani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus samcolemani, p. 56).

Further reading

• Smith HM, Hall WP (1974). "Contributions to the concepts of reproductive cycles and the systematics of the scalaris group of the lizard genus Sceloporus". Great Basin Naturalist 34 (2): 97–104. (Sceloporus scalaris samcolemanii, new subspecies).
• Watkins-Colewell GJ, Smith HM, Liner EA, Chiszar D (1998). "Sceloporus samcolemani Smith and Hall, Coleman's Bunch Grass Lizard". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 675: 1–2. (Sceloporus samcolemani, new status).

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