Sceloporus lunae BOCOURT, 1873
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Sceloporus lunae
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| Higher Taxa | Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Luna's Spiny Lizard |
| Synonym | Sceloporus lunaei BOCOURT 1873: 184 Sceloporus lunaei — SMITH 1939: 63 Sceloporus acanthinus lunaei — STUART 1963: 70 Sceloporus lunaei — KÖHLER & HEIMES 2002 Sceloporus lunae — BELL et al. 2003 Sceloporus lunaei — PÉREZ-RAMOS & SALDAÑA DE LA RIVA 2008 |
| Distribution | Guatemala Type Locality: Plateau of Guatemala, 1500 meters elevation. |
| Reproduction | viviparous |
| Types | Syntypes: MNHN-RA 3144, MNHN-RA 3144A, MNHN-RA 3145, MNHN-RA 3145A, MNHN-RA 3146, MNHN-RA 3146A, MNHN-RA 3147 (7 specimens) |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately large Sceloporus, maximum snout-vent measurement 95 mm.; one canthal (the first entirely absent); supra-oculars moderate in size; sometimes one or two very small scales segmented off from outer parts of supraoculars; one complete and one or two incomplete series of scales between supraoculars and super-ciliaries; one or two posterior supraoculars frequently in contact with median head scales; frontal ridges distinct; dorsal scales 31 to 38; a black shoulder patch in males, none in females; females with two series of dark spots down back; males uniform greenish olive above (Smith 1939: 63). |
| Comment | Distribution: Not mentioned by Lee (2000, Maya world), nor Campbell 1999 (Guatemala). Group: S. formosus group (sensu lato, fide PÉREZ-RAMOS & SALDAÑA DE LA RIVA 2008) |
| Etymology | The Latin lunaei refers to a Dr. Luna who collected the type. The Latinized surname Luna becomes lunae in the genitive case, even though Luna was a man. There is no provision in the Code for an extra terminal -i (Art. 31 of the Code, ICZN, 1999). |
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