Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & Smith, 1979 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & Smith, 1979

Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & Smith, 1979

Hunsaker's spiny lizard, Sceloporus hunsakeri, is an oviparous phrynosomatid lizard endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Genus
Sceloporus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & Smith, 1979

Sceloporus hunsakeri, formally described by Hall & Smith in 1979, is a species of lizard belonging to the family Phrynosomatidae. It is commonly known by the common names Hunsaker's spiny lizard, and la espinosa de Hunsaker in Mexican Spanish. This species is endemic to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Its preferred natural habitat is rocky areas within shrubland, though individuals have also been found around buildings in urban areas. S. hunsakeri is oviparous, meaning it reproduces by laying eggs.

Photo: (c) Bill Levine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bill Levine · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus

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