Sceloporus poinsettii

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Sceloporus poinsettii Baird & Girard, 1852: 126

Lectotype: USNM 2952, adult ♂, collected by John H. Clark, date unknown. [designated by Webb (1988: 414)]
Type locality: “Rio San Pedro of the Rio Grande del Norte, and the province of Sonora”, restricted to “either the southern part of the Big Burrow Mountains or the vicinity of Santa Rita, Grant Co., New Mexico”, by Webb (1988: 414).

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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Sceloporus poinsettii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 October 2019.
Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Sceloporus poinsettii (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64138A12748434. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64138A12748434.en

English: Crevice Spiny Lizard