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Sceloporus huichol

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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.[1] It is endemic to Mexico,[1] 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. [2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.