Sceloporus samcolemani

Sceloporus samcolemani, also known commonly as Coleman's bunchgrass lizard, Coleman's bunch grass lizard, and lagartija de Coleman in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Sceloporus samcolemani
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. samcolemani
Binomial name
Sceloporus samcolemani
Synonyms[2]
  • Sceloporus scalaris samcolemani
    H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974
  • Sceloporus samcolemani
    — Watkins-Colewell et al., 1998

Etymology

The specific name, samcolemani, is in honor of Sam Coleman who aided Hobart Smith in his research by writing data-processing programs.[3]

Geographic range

S. samcolemani is found in northern Sierra Madre Oriental of the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. samcolemani is forest, at altitudes of 2,100–3,300 m (6,900–10,800 ft).[1]

Reproduction

S. samcolemani is oviparous.[1]

References
  1. Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Sceloporus samcolemani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64141A12748669.
  2. Sceloporus samcolemani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus samcolemani, p. 56).

Further reading
  • Smith HM, Hall WP (1974). "Contributions to the concepts of reproductive cycles and the systematics of the scalaris group of the lizard genus Sceloporus". Great Basin Naturalist 34 (2): 97–104. (Sceloporus scalaris samcolemanii, new subspecies).
  • Watkins-Colewell GJ, Smith HM, Liner EA, Chiszar D (1998). "Sceloporus samcolemani Smith and Hall, Coleman's Bunch Grass Lizard". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 675: 1–2. (Sceloporus samcolemani, new status).



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