Sceloporus hesperus is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It was split from Sceloporus subniger in 2021. It is endemic to Sierra de Mascota in Jalisco, in the far western end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The specific name hesperus, from the Greek hesperos meaning "western", refers to this aspects its distribution.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. hesperus
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| Sceloporus hesperus Bryson & Grummer, 2021 in Bryson et al., 2021[1]
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A small species compared to its nearest relatives, Sceloporus hesperus can grow to 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout–vent length.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bryson, Robert W. Jr.; Grummer, Jared A.; Connors, Elizabeth M.; Tirpak, Joseph; Mccormack, John E. & Klicka, John (2021). "Cryptic diversity across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Mexico in the montane bunchgrass lizard Sceloporus subniger (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)". Zootaxa. 4963 (2): 335–353. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4963.2.5.
- ^ Sceloporus hesperus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2023.
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