Sceloporus zosteromus

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 zosteromus
Subspecies (3): S. z. monserratensis – S. z. rufidorsum – S. z. zosteromus

Name

• Sceloporus zosteromus Cope, 1863: 105

Syntypes: USNM 5298; 69472-69488.

Type locality: “Cape St. Lucas”.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1863. Descriptions of new American Squamata, in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 15: 100–106. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sceloporus zosteromus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 October 2018.
• Hollingsworth, B. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Sceloporus zosteromus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64161A12742616. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64161A12742616.en

Vernacular names

English: Central Baja Spiny Lizard