Sceloporus dugesii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. dugesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus dugesii Bocourt, 1874
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Sceloporus dugesii, also known commonly as Dugès' spiny lizard and la lagartija espinosa de Dugès del este in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French-born Mexican naturalist Alfredo Dugès, who is considered to be the "father" of Mexican herpetology.[3]
Geographic range
S. dugesii is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican States of Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. dugesii is rocky areas in forest and shrubland.[1]
Behavior
S. dugesii is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]
Reproduction
S. dugesii is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Sceloporus dugesii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64100A12742710.
- ^ a b c Sceloporus dugesii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ 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 dugesii, p. 76).
Further reading
- Arenas-Monroy, José Carlos (2013). "Geographic Distribution: Sceloporus dugesii (Dugès' Spiny Lizard)". Herpetological Review 44 (3): 475.
- Bocourt MF (1874). "Note sur quelques espèces nouvelles d'Iguaniens du genre Sceloporus". Annales des sciences naturelles, Zoologie et paléontologie, Cinquième série 17 (10): 1–2. (Sceloporus dugesii, new species, p. 2). (in French).
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Sceloporus dugesii, pp. 224–225).
- Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Sceloporus dugesii, p. 127).