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Higher TaxaPhrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Striped Plateau Lizard
S: Lagartija Rayada de la Meseta 
SynonymSceloporus undulatus virgatus SMITH 1938
Sceloporus undulatus virgatus — SMITH 1938
Sceloporus undulatus virgatus — SMITH 1939: 176
Sceloporus undulatus virgatus — SMITH 1946
Sceloporus undulatus virgatus — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 118
Sceloporus virgatus — COLE 1963
Sceloporus virgatus — STEBBINS 1985: 133
Sceloporus virgatus — LINER 1994
Sceloporus virgatus — BELL et al. 2003
Sceloporus virgatus — CROTHER et al. 2012
Sceloporus virgatus — HEIMES 2022 
DistributionUSA (SE Arizona, SW New Mexico),
Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa)

Type locality: Above Santa María mine, El Tigre Mountains, Sonora.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: UMMZ 81912 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Smith 1939: 176 
Comment 
EtymologyThe Latin virgatus, "of twigs," or "rodlike," refers to the very distinctive unbroken dorsolateral light line, with a distinctive dark band below it. 
References
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  • Bell, E.L.; Smith, H.M. & Chiszar, D. 2003. AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE SPECIES-GROUP NAMES APPLIED TO THE LIZARD GENUS SCELOPORUS. Acta Zoologica Mexicana (n.s.) 90: 103-174 - get paper here
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