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Sceloporus hunsakeri

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Sceloporus hunsakeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. hunsakeri
Binomial name
Sceloporus hunsakeri

Sceloporus hunsakeri, also known commonly as Hunsaker's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Hunsaker in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, hunsakeri, is in honor of American zoologist Don Hunsaker II.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of S. hunsakeri is rocky areas in shrubland, but it has also been found around buildings in urban areas.[1]

Reproduction

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S. hunsakeri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hollingsworth, B.; Frost, D.R. (2007). "Sceloporus hunsakeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64112A12744951.
  2. ^ a b c Sceloporus hunsakeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus hunsakeri, p. 127).

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