Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934 (Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934)
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Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934

Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934

Sceloporus megalepidurus is a Phrynosomatidae lizard species endemic to Mexico, with multiple common names.

Genus
Sceloporus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sceloporus megalepidurus Smith, 1934

Sceloporus megalepidurus, commonly known as the largescale spiny lizard, cursorial spiny lizard, or dull cursorial spiny lizard, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Phrynosomatidae. This species is endemic to Mexico.

Photo: (c) Pedro E. Nahuat-Cervera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pedro E. Nahuat-Cervera · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus

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

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