Sceloporus merriami

Sceloporus merriami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Sceloporinae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species: Sceloporus merriami

Name

Sceloporus merriami Stejneger, 1904: 17

• Holotype: USNM 33039, adult ♂, collected by W. Lloyd (U.S. Biological Survey) on 2 September 1890.
• Type locality: “East Painted Cave, near mouth of Pecos River, Texas”.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1904. A new lizard from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 17: 17–20. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sceloporus merriami. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 August 2020.
• Hammerson, G.A., Vazquez Díaz, J., Gadsden. H., Quintero Díaz, G.E., Ponce-Campos, P. & Lavin, P. 2007. IUCN: Sceloporus merriami  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64126A12747298. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64126A12747298.en

Vernacular names

English: Canyon Spiny Lizard