Sceloporus hesperus is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] It was split from Sceloporus subniger in 2021. It is endemic to Sierra de Mascota in Jalisco, in the far western end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The specific name hesperus, from the Greek hesperos meaning "western", refers to this aspects its distribution.[1]

Sceloporus hesperus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. hesperus
Binomial name
Sceloporus hesperus
Bryson & Grummer, 2021 in Bryson et al., 2021[1]

A small species compared to its nearest relatives, Sceloporus hesperus can grow to 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout–vent length.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bryson, Robert W. Jr.; Grummer, Jared A.; Connors, Elizabeth M.; Tirpak, Joseph; Mccormack, John E. & Klicka, John (2021). "Cryptic diversity across the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt of Mexico in the montane bunchgrass lizard Sceloporus subniger (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)". Zootaxa. 4963 (2): 335–353. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4963.2.5.
  2. ^ Sceloporus hesperus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 November 2023.