Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted/Yucatán spiny lizard, is a phrynosomatid lizard found in Yucatán Peninsula, Guatemala, and northern Belize.

Genus
Sceloporus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866

Sceloporus chrysostictus Cope, 1866, commonly known as the yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard. This lizard is most commonly found in the Yucatán Peninsula, and its range also extends through Guatemala and northern Belize.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus

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