Sceloporus adleri
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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. adleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus adleri H.M. Smith & Savitzky, 1974
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Sceloporus adleri, also known commonly as Adler's spiny lizard and el chintete rayado in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, adleri, is in honor of American herpetologist Kraig Kerr Adler.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]S. adleri is found in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of S. adleri is limestone outcrops in forest, but it has also been found on rocks in traditional maize fields.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]S. adleri is viviparous.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]S. adleri is a member of the S. formosus species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Sceloporus adleri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64083A12735073.
- ^ a b c d e Sceloporus adleri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus adleri, p. 2).
Further reading
[edit]- Heimes P (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part 1. Iguanian Lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chiamara. 448 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9.
- López-Alcaide, Sául; Nakamura, Miguel; Macip-Ríos, Rodrigo; Martínez-Meyer, Enrique (2014). "Does behavioural thermoregulation help pregnant Sceloporus adleri lizards in dealing with fast environmental temperature rise?" Herpetological Journal 24 (1): 41–47.
- Smith HM, Savitzky AH (1974). "Another Cryptic Associate of the Lizard Sceloporus formosus in Guerrero, Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 8 (4): 297–303. (Sceloporus adleri, new species).