Sceloporus cryptus, the Sierra Juarez spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It is endemic to Mexico, where it inhabits drier portions of the Sierra Juárez of northeastern Oaxaca, between 1,800 and 2,500 meters elevation.[1][2]

Sceloporus cryptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. cryptus
Binomial name
Sceloporus cryptus

References edit

  1. ^ a b Flores-Villela, O.; Campbell, J.A. (2007). "Sceloporus cryptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64098A12737979.
  2. ^ a b Sceloporus cryptus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.