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Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859 is a animal in the Phrynosomatidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859 (Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859)
Animalia

Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859

Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859

Sceloporus ornatus, the ornate spiny lizard, is a Phrynosomatidae lizard native to north-central Mexico.

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Genus
Sceloporus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Sceloporus ornatus Baird, 1859

Common Name and Classification

Sceloporus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate spiny lizard, is a species of lizard that belongs to the family Phrynosomatidae.

Native Range

This species is native to north-central Mexico.

Taxonomic Revision

Two taxa that were previously treated as subspecies of the ornate spiny lizard, Sceloporus oberon and Sceloporus caeruleus, have now been raised to the status of separate distinct species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus

More from Phrynosomatidae

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

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