Sceloporus aurantius

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 aurantius

Name

Sceloporus aurantius Grummer & Bryson, 2014: 444

• Holotype: MZFC 28392 (field number RWB 1042), adult ♀, collected by Robert W. Bryson, Jr. on 20 July 2010.
• Type locality: “Mexico, Aguascalientes: Municipio Calvillo, Los Alisos, Sierra del Laurel (N 21°43’32.2”, W 102°42’01.4”; 2419 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Grummer, J.A. & Bryson, Jr., R.W. 2014. A new species of bunchgrass lizard (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) from the southern sky islands of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico. Zootaxa 3790(3): 439–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3790.3.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sceloporus aurantius. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 September 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Southern Occidental Bunchgrass Lizard