Sceloporus ornatus, the ornate spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It is native to north-central Mexico.[3] Sceloporus oberon and Sceloporus caeruleus, which were once subspecies of the ornate spiny lizard, have since been elevated to distinct species.[2]
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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. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859
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References
edit- ^ Vazquez Díaz, J.; Gadsden, H.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Lavin, P. (2007). "Sceloporus ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64135A12748193.
- ^ a b Sceloporus ornatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Sceloporus ornatus". GBIF. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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