Sceloporus clarkii

Sceloporus clarkii

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 clarkii

Name

Sceloporus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1852: 127

• Lectotype: USNM 2940, collected by John H. Clark, date unknown. [designated by Smith & Taylor (1950: 113)]
• Type locality: “Province of Sonora”, restricted to “Santa Rita Mountains”, Arizona, by Smith & Taylor (1950: 113).

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Second Part. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 125–129. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Sceloporus clarkii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. & Frost, D.R. 2007. IUCN: Sceloporus clarkii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64095A12737511. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64095A12737511.en

Vernacular names

English: Clark's Spiny Lizard