Sceloporus palaciosi
| Sceloporus palaciosi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. palaciosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus palaciosi Lara-Góngora, 1983 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Sceloporus palaciosi, also known commonly as Palacios's bunchgrass lizard, Palacios' bunchgrass lizard, and la lagartija arborícola de Palacios in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, palaciosi, is in honor of Prococo Palacios of Comunidad Rancho el Capulin, Mexico.[3]: 199
Geographic ditribution
Sceloporus palaciosi is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Mexico, and Morelos.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Sceloporus palaciosi is forest, at elevations of 2,700–4,400 m (8,900–14,400 ft).[1]
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of Sceloporus palaciosi has been described as viviparous[1] and as ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Flores-Villela, O.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Sceloporus palaciosi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64136A12748274. Accessed on 27 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sceloporus palaciosi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
- Güizado-Rodríguez, Anahí; García-Vázquez, Uri Omar; Solano-Zavaleta, Israel (2011). "Thermoregulation by a Population of Sceloporus palaciosi from Sierra del Ajusco, Distrito Federal, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 56 (1): 120–124.
- Heimes, P. (2022). Lizards of Mexico, Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2, Part I. Iguanian Lizards. Frakfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9. 448 pp.
- Lara-Góngora, G. (1983). "Two New Species of the Lizard Genus Sceloporus (Reptilia, Sauria, Iguanidae) from the Ajusco and Ocuilan Sierras, Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. 19 (1): 1–14. (Sceloporus palacios, new species, pp. 7–9 + Figures 3–4).
- Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R.; Ballinger, R.E. (2002). "Body temperature and sexual dimorphism of Sceloporus aeneus and Sceloporus palaciosi from México". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (1): 114–119.