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Sceloporus megalepidurus SMITH, 1934

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Higher TaxaPhrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesSceloporus megalepidurus megalepidurus SMITH 1934
Sceloporus megalepidurus pictus SMITH 1936 
Common NamesE: Largescale Spiny Lizard, Cursorial Spiny Lizard, Dull Cursorial Spiny Lizard
E: Painted Cursorial Spiny Lizard [pictus]
S: Espinosa Corredora 
SynonymSceloporus megalepidurus SMITH 1934: 272
Sceloporus megalepidurus — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 121
Sceloporus megalepidurus — LINER 1994
Sceloporus megalepidurus megalepidurus — BELL et al. 2003
Sceloporus megalepidurus — MATA-SILVA et al. 2015
Sceloporus megalepidurus — HEIMES 2022

Sceloporus megalepidurus pictus SMITH 1936
Sceloporus pictus SMITH 1936
Sceloporus pictus — SMITH 1939: 200
Sceloporus pictus — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 121
Sceloporus pictus — KÖHLER & HEIMES 2002
Sceloporus megalepidurus pictus — BELL et al. 2003
Sceloporus megalepidurus pictus — LINER & CASAS-ANDREU 2008
Sceloporus pictus — LEACHÉ & SITES 2009
Sceloporus pictus — LEACHÉ 2010 
DistributionMexico (W Veracruz, N Puebla, Tlaxcala, Hidalgo)

pictus: C Puebla, CW Veracruz. Type locality: Santa Catarina, Puebla.

Type locality: Near Totalco, Veracruz.  
ReproductionAll species of the megalepidurus group are ovovivparous. 
TypesHolotype: FMNH 100107 (EHT-HMS 7543), collected 19 July 1932 by E. H. Taylor and H. M. Smith.
Holotype: AMNH 18744, collected on 27 July 1920, by Paul D. R. Rüthling [pictus] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (pictus): Smith 1939: 200 
CommentSubspecies: Sceloporus megalepidurus halli DASMANN & SMITH 1974 is now treated as full species. Smith et al. (2000) showed clear evidence of apparent intergradation (hybridization?) between megalepidurus and pictus, but Wiens and Reeder (1997) regarded the relationship as uncertain.

Synonymy of Sceloporus megalepidurus halli after SMITH et al. 2000. 
EtymologyThe Greek mega, "large,", lepis, "scale," and oura, "tail," refer to the caudal scales, which are two to three times as large as the body scales.

The Latin pictus, "painted," refers to the the rather spectacular coloration of this subspecies as compared with m. megalepidurus. 
References
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  • Boulenger, G.A. 1897. A revision of the lizards of the genus Sceloporus. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1897: 474-522 - get paper here
  • CAIN, P. W., A. G. OSSIP-DRAHOS, W. A. MITCHELL, AND D. K. HEWS 2020. Hidden in Plain Sight: Assessing the Potential for Ultraviolet as a Signal in Sceloporus Lizards. Herpetological Review 51: 451- 456.
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