Sceloporus scitulus SMITH, 1942

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Higher Taxa	Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Striated Emerald (Spiny) Lizard S: Chintete Verde Rayado
Synonym	Sceloporus formosus scitulus SMITH 1942: 352 Sceloporus formosus scitulus — BELL et al. 2003 Sceloporus scitulus — PEREZ-RAMOS & SALDANA DE LA RIVA 2008 Sceloporus scitulus — PALACIOS-AGUILAR & FLORES-VILLELA 2018 Sceloporus scitulus — HEIMES 2022
Distribution	Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca) Type Locality: Omilteme (=Omiltemi), Guerrero, Mexico.
Reproduction	viviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 100012, EHT-HMS 26962, adult male, collected 2-4 August 1940, by Richard C. Taylor and Edward H. Taylor
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Similar to Veracruz and Oaxaca f. formosus, except : Males with large, scattered, light blue spots on head; dorsal surface brilliant green, save a dark line down the adjacent edges of the dorsal scale rows; posterior portion of throat (males) black, scales in median area black-edged with blue centers, scales anteriorly pale blue; no yellow or orange on throat; females and young of both sexes with parallel, longitudinal, alternating light and dark lines on neck. (Smith 1942) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 3219 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Group: S. formosus group (sensu lato, fide PÉREZ-RAMOS & SALDAÑA DE LA RIVA 2008)
References	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 Heimes, P. 2022. LIZARDS OF MEXICO - Part 1 Iguanian lizards. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt Am Main, 448 pp. - get paper here Lemos-Espinal, J. A., & Smith, G. R. 2025. The diversity and conservation status of amphibians and reptiles from the Mexican biogeographic province of Sierra Madre del Sur. Nature Conservation, 58: 101-127 - get paper here Palacios-Aguilar, Ricardo & OSCAR FLORES-VILLELA 2018. An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Guerrero, Mexico. Zootaxa 4422 (1): 1-24 - get paper here Pérez-Ramos, E. & Saldaña de La Riva, L. 2008. Morphological revision of lizards of the formosus group, genus Sceloporus (Squamata: Sauria) of southern Mexico, with description of a new species. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 44 (3): 77-98 - get paper here Smith, Hobart 1942. Mexican herpetological miscellany. Proc. US Natl. Mus. 92 (3153): 349-395 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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