Sceloporus serrifer
| Blue spiny lizard | |
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| Blue spiny lizard, Sceloporus serrifer cyanogenys, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. serrifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus serrifer Cope, 1866
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Sceloporus serrifer, the blue spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.
Geographic range[]
It ranges from the United States in southern Texas, through the eastern states of Mexico, to Central America in Guatemala and Belize.
Subspecies[]
Four subspecies of S. serrifer are recognized, including the nominate race, but the subspecies are known to intergrade in areas where their geographic ranges overlap, so differentiating them can be difficult.
- S. s. cyanogenys Cope, 1885
- S. s. plioporus H.M. Smith, 1939 - West Gulf spiny lizard
- S. s. prezygus H.M. Smith, 1942
- S. s. serrifer Cope, 1866 - Yucatán spiny lizard
References[]
- Species Sceloporus serrifer at The Reptile Database
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Phrynosomatidae
- Reptiles described in 1866
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