Sceloporus insignis WEBB, 1967

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Higher Taxa	Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae; Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Michoacán Blackcollar Lizard, Coalcoman Black-collared Lizard S: Lagartija de Collar Negro de Coalcoman
Synonym	Sceloporus insignis WEBB 1967 Sceloporus insignis — LINER 1994 Sceloporus insignis — WIENS & PENKROT 2002 Sceloporus insignis — LINER & CASAS-ANDREU 2008
Distribution	Mexico (Dos Aguas, Sierra de Coalcomán, Michoacan, Jalisco) Type locality: Sierra de Coalcomán, Michoacán, Mexico.
Reproduction	viviparous
Types	Holotype: UMMZ 125919
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	The Latin adjective insignis means "remarkable, notable, distinguished," meaning that it is distinctive enough from Sceloporus bulleri to be a different species (Webb, 1967).
References	Fitch, H. S. 1978. Sexual size differences in the genus Sceloporus. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 51 (13): 441-461 - get paper here Martínez-Méndez, N. & Méndez-De la Cruz, F.R. 2007. Molecular phylogeny of the Sceloporus torquatus species-group (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae). Zootaxa 1609: 53-68 - get paper here Webb,R.G. 1967. Variation and distribution of the iguanid lizard Sceloporus bulleri, and the description of a related new species. Copeia 1967 (1): 202-213 - get paper here Wiens, J.J. & Penkrot, T.A. 2002. Delimiting species using DNA and morphological variation and discordant species limits in Spiny Lizards (Sceloporus). Systematic Biology 51 (1): 69-91 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List - Sceloporus insignis - Least Concern, LC National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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