Sceloporus oberon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

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

Name

Sceloporus oberon Smith & Brown, 1941

• Holotype: USNM 105823, ♂, collected by H.M. and R.B. Smith on 15 November 1938.
• Type locality: “Arteaga, Coahuila”.

Combinations

• Sceloporus jarrovii oberon Smith & Brown, 1941: 253 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Sceloporus oberon — Wiens, Reeder & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 1999 [subsequent combination,elevated to species]
• Sceloporus ornatus oberon — Martinez-Mendez & Mendez de la Cruz, 2007 [subsequent combination, reduced to subspecies]

References

Primary references

• Smith, H.M. & Brown, B.C. 1941. A new subspecies of Sceloporus jarrovii from Mexico. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History 24(23): 253–257. BHL

Links

• Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Sceloporus oberon  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64130A12747769. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64130A12747769.en. Accessed on 21 September 2022.. Accessed on 21 January 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Oberon Spiny Lizard