Sceloporus dugesii, also known commonly as Dugès' spiny lizard and la lagartija espinosa de Dugès del este in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Sceloporus dugesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. dugesii
Binomial name
Sceloporus dugesii
Bocourt, 1874

Etymology

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The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French-born Mexican naturalist Alfredo Dugès, who is considered to be the "father" of Mexican herpetology.[3]

Geographic range

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S. dugesii is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican States of Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.[1]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of S. dugesii is rocky areas in forest and shrubland.[1]

Behavior

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S. dugesii is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]

Reproduction

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S. dugesii is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Sceloporus dugesii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64100A12742710.
  2. ^ a b c Sceloporus dugesii 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 dugesii, p. 76).

Further reading

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  • Arenas-Monroy, José Carlos (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Sceloporus dugesii (Dugès' Spiny Lizard)". Herpetological Review 44 (3): 475.
  • Bocourt MF (1874). "Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles d'Iguaniens du genre Sceloporus". Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie et paléontologie, Cinquième série 17 (10): 1–2. (Sceloporus dugesii, new species, p. 2). (in French).
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Sceloporus dugesii, pp. 224–225).
  • Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Sceloporus dugesii, p. 127).