Sceloporus ornatus

Sceloporus ornatus
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[2] It is native to north-central Mexico.[3] Sceloporus oberon and Sceloporus caeruleus, which were once subspecies of the ornate spiny lizard, have since been elevated to distinct species.[2]

References

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  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. ^ a b Sceloporus ornatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Sceloporus ornatus". GBIF. Retrieved 24 June 2024.