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]
Sceloporus huichol | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
Genus: | Sceloporus |
Species: | S. huichol
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Binomial name | |
Sceloporus huichol Flores-Villela, Smith, Campillo-Garcia, Martinez-Mendez, & Campbell, 2022
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References
edit- ^ a b Sceloporus huichol at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 August 2022.
- ^ 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.