Spiny lizard

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Spiny lizards is a common name for the genus Sceloporus in the family Phrynosomatidae. The genus is endemic to North America, with various species ranging from New York, to Washington, and one occurring as far south as northern Panama.^[1] The greatest diversity is found in Mexico. This genus includes some of the most commonly seen lizards in the United States. Other common names for lizards in this genus include fence lizards, scaly lizards, bunchgrass lizards, and swifts.^[2]

Phylum:Chordata

Suborder:Iguania

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Spiny lizard

Western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus Wiegmann, 1828
Synonyms
Sator Dickerson, 1919

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A yellow-backed spiny lizard,
Sceloporus uniformis

Taxonomy

The 114 species in the genus Sceloporus are organized into 21 species groups. However, their relationships to each other are currently under review.^{[clarification needed]} Listed below are species of Sceloporus:^[3]^[4]

Species

Sceloporus acanthinus Bocourt, 1873
Sceloporus adleri H.M. Smith & Savitzky, 1974
Sceloporus aeneus Wiegmann, 1828
Sceloporus albiventris H.M. Smith, 1939
Sceloporus anahuacus Lara-Góngora, 1983
Sceloporus angustus (Dickerson, 1919) – Santa Cruz Island sator
Sceloporus arenicolus Degenhardt & K.L. Jones, 1972 – dunes sagebrush lizard
Sceloporus asper Boulenger, 1897
Sceloporus aurantius Grummer & Bryson, 2014^[5]
Sceloporus aureolus H.M. Smith, 1942
Sceloporus becki Van Denburgh, 1905 – island fence lizard
Sceloporus bicanthalis H.M. Smith, 1937
Sceloporus bimaculosus Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955 – two-spotted spiny lizard
Sceloporus binocularis Dunn, 1936
Sceloporus brownorum H.M. Smith et al., 1997
Sceloporus bulleri Boulenger, 1895
Sceloporus caeruleus H.M. Smith, 1936
Sceloporus carinatus H.M. Smith, 1936
Sceloporus cautus H.M. Smith, 1938
Sceloporus chaneyi Liner & Dixon, 1992
Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866 – yellow-spotted spiny lizard, Yucatán spiny lizard
Sceloporus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1852 – Clark's spiny lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus Baird & Girard, 1854 – prairie lizard
Sceloporus couchii Baird, 1859
Sceloporus cowlesi Lowe & Norris, 1956 – southwestern fence lizard
Sceloporus cozumelae J.P. Jones, 1927
Sceloporus cryptus H.M. Smith & Lynch, 1967
Sceloporus cupreus Bocourt, 1873
Sceloporus cyanogenys Cope, 1885
Sceloporus cyanostictus R.W. Axtell & C.A. Axtell, 1971^[6]
Sceloporus dixoni Bryson & Grummer, 2021
Sceloporus druckercolini Pérez-Ramos & Saldaña-de La Riva, 2008
Sceloporus dugesii Bocourt, 1874
Sceloporus edbelli H.M. Smith, Chiszar & Lemos-Espinal, 2003
Sceloporus edwardtaylori H.M. Smith, 1936
Sceloporus esperanzae McCranie, 2018
Sceloporus exsul Dixon, Ketchersid & Lieb, 1972
Sceloporus formosus Wiegmann, 1834
Sceloporus gadoviae Boulenger, 1905
Sceloporus gadsdeni Castañeda-Gaytán & Díaz-Cárdenas, 2017
Sceloporus goldmani H.M. Smith, 1937
Sceloporus graciosus Baird & Girard, 1852 – sagebrush lizard
Sceloporus grammicus Wiegmann, 1828 – mesquite lizard or graphic spiny lizard
Sceloporus grandaevus (Dickerson, 1919)
Sceloporus halli Dasmann & H.M. Smith, 1974
Sceloporus hesperus Bryson & Grummer, 2021
Sceloporus heterolepis Boulenger, 1895
Sceloporus hondurensis McCranie, 2018
Sceloporus horridus Wiegmann, 1834
Sceloporus huichol Flores-Villela, Smith, Campillo-Garcia, Martinez-Mendez, & Campbell, 2022
Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & H.M. Smith, 1979
Sceloporus insignis Webb, 1967
Sceloporus internasalis H.M. Smith & Bumzahem, 1955
Sceloporus jalapae Günther, 1890
Sceloporus jarrovii Cope, 1875 – Yarrow's spiny lizard^[7]
Sceloporus lemosespinali Lara-Góngora, 2004
Sceloporus licki Van Denburgh, 1895
Sceloporus lineatulus Dickerson, 1919
Sceloporus lunae Bocourt, 1873
Sceloporus lundelli H.M. Smith, 1939
Sceloporus macdougalli H.M. Smith & Bumzahem, 1953
Sceloporus maculosus H.M. Smith, 1934
Sceloporus madrensis Olson, 1986
Sceloporus magister Hallowell, 1854 – desert spiny lizard, escorpión
Sceloporus malachiticus Cope, 1864
Sceloporus marmoratus Hallowell, 1852 – northern rosebelly lizard
Sceloporus megalepidurus H.M. Smith, 1934
Sceloporus melanogaster Cope, 1885
Sceloporus melanorhinus Bocourt, 1876
Sceloporus merriami Stejneger, 1904 – canyon lizard
Sceloporus mikeprestoni H.M. Smith & Alvarez, 1974
Sceloporus minor Cope, 1885^[6]
Sceloporus mucronatus Cope, 1885
Sceloporus nelsoni Cochran, 1923
Sceloporus oberon H.M. Smith & B.C. Brown, 1941^[6]
Sceloporus occidentalis Baird & Girard, 1852 – western fence lizard
Sceloporus ochoterenae H.M. Smith, 1934
Sceloporus olivaceus H.M. Smith, 1934 – Texas spiny lizard
Sceloporus olloporus H.M. Smith, 1937 – southern rosebelly lizard
Sceloporus omiltemanus Günther, 1890
Sceloporus orcutti Stejneger, 1893 – granite spiny lizard
Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859 – ornate spiny lizard
Sceloporus palaciosi Lara-Góngora, 1983
Sceloporus parvus H.M. Smith, 1934
Sceloporus poinsettii Baird & Girard, 1852 – crevice spiny lizard
Sceloporus pyrocephalus Cope, 1864
Sceloporus salvini Günther, 1890
Sceloporus samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974
Sceloporus scalaris Wiegmann, 1828 – light-bellied bunchgrass lizard
Sceloporus schmidti Jones, 1927
Sceloporus scitulus Smith, 1942 – striated emerald lizard
Sceloporus serrifer Cope, 1866 – blue spiny lizard
Sceloporus shannonorum Langebartel, 1959
Sceloporus siniferus Cope, 1870
Sceloporus slevini H.M. Smith, 1937 – Slevin's bunchgrass lizard^[7]
Sceloporus smaragdinus Bocourt, 1873
Sceloporus smithi Hartweg & J.A. Oliver, 1937
Sceloporus spinosus Wiegmann, 1828
Sceloporus squamosus Bocourt, 1874
Sceloporus stejnegeri H.M. Smith, 1942
Sceloporus subniger Poglayen & Smith,H.M. 1958
Sceloporus subpictus J.D. Lynch & H.M. Smith, 1965
Sceloporus sugillatus H.M. Smith, 1942^[6]
Sceloporus taeniocnemis Cope, 1885
Sceloporus tanneri H.M. Smith & Larsen, 1975 – Tanner's spiny lizard^[7]
Sceloporus teapensis Günther, 1890
Sceloporus torquatus Wiegmann, 1828 - crevice swift
Sceloporus tristichus Cope, 1875 – plateau fence lizard
Sceloporus undulatus (Bosc & Daudin, 1801) – eastern fence lizard
Sceloporus unicanthalis H.M. Smith, 1937
Sceloporus uniformis Phelan & Brattstrom, 1955 – yellow-backed spiny lizard
Sceloporus utiformis Cope, 1864
Sceloporus vandenburgianus Cope, 1896
Sceloporus variabilis Wiegmann, 1834 – rosebelly lizard
Sceloporus virgatus H.M. Smith, 1938 – striped plateau lizard
Sceloporus woodi Stejneger, 1918 – Florida scrub lizard
Sceloporus zosteromus Cope, 1863

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Sceloporus.

Sceloporus gallery

Prairie lizard (S. consobrinus)
Cozumel spiny lizard (S. cozumelae)
Sagebrush spiny lizard (S. graciosus)
Sagebrush lizard (S. graciosus)
Desert spiny lizard (S. magister)
Desert spiny lizard (S. magister)
Northern rose-bellied Lizard (S. marmoratus)
Big Bend canyon lizard (S. merriami annulatus)
Minor spiny lizard (S. minor) male
Cleft spiny lizard (S. mucronatus)
Western fence lizard (S. occidentalis)
Texas spiny lizard (S. olivaceus)
Crevice spiny lizard (S. poinsettii)
Spiny lizard (S. smithi)
Torquate lizard (S. mikeprestoni)
Plateau fence lizard (S. tristichus)
Plateau fence lizard (S. tristichus)
Rose-bellied Lizard (S. variabilis)
Florida scrub lizard (S. woodi)
Green spiny lizard (S. malachiticus)
Green spiny lizard (S. malachiticus)
Green spiny lizard (S. malachiticus)
Eastern spiny lizard (S. spinosus)

See also

Moloch horridus, an unrelated Australian lizard that is sometimes also referred to as "spiny lizard"

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