Sceloporus huichol is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[1] It is endemic to Mexico,[1] and can specifically be found in the mountainous regions of Jalisco and Nayarit. Sceloporus huichol belongs to the species group torquatus. Phylogenetically, Sceloporus huichol is closely related to Sceloporus melanogaster. [2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. huichol
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| Sceloporus huichol Flores-Villela, Smith, Campillo-Garcia, Martinez-Mendez, & Campbell, 2022
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References edit
- ^ a b Sceloporus huichol at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 August 2022.
- ^ Flores-Villela, Oscar; Smith, Eric N.; Campillo-García, Gustavo; Martínez-Méndez, Norberto; Campbell, Jonathan A. (10 May 2022). "A new species of Sceloporus of the torquatus group (Reptilia: Phrynosomatidae) from West Mexico". Zootaxa. 5134 (2): 286–296. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5134.2.7. S2CID 248704214. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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