Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942 (Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942)
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Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species that is endemic to Mexico.

Genus
Sceloporus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sceloporus aureolus Smith, 1942

Sceloporus aureolus, commonly called the eastern cleft spiny lizard or southern crevice spiny lizard, is a species of lizard belonging to the Phrynosomatidae family. This species is endemic to Mexico.

Photo: (c) Monitores comunitarios de biodiversidad del Parque Nacional Cañón del Río Blanco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Monitores comunitarios de biodiversidad del Parque Nacional Cañón del Río Blanco · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus

More from Phrynosomatidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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