Sceloporus cozumelae, the Cozumel spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Cozumel spiny lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. cozumelae
Binomial name
Sceloporus cozumelae
Jones, 1927

The species is native to coastal areas of the Yucatán Peninsula, where it has been found in Yucatán, Quintana Roo, and northernmost Campeche, and on the islands of Cozumel, Isla Contoy, and Isla Mujeres, from sea level up to 50 meters elevation.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2007). "Sceloporus cozumelae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64097A12737828.
  2. ^ a b Sceloporus cozumelae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.