Sceloporus serrifer, the rough-scaled lizard or Yucatecan rough-scaled lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Sceloporus serrifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. serrifer
Binomial name
Sceloporus serrifer
Cope, 1866

Geographic range

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It ranges from the United States in southern Texas, through the eastern states of Mexico, to Central America in Guatemala and Belize.

Subspecies

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Three subspecies of S. serrifer are recognized, including the nominate race, but the subspecies are known to intergrade in areas where their geographic ranges overlap, so differentiating them can be difficult.

  • S. s. plioporus H.M. Smith, 1939 - West Gulf spiny lizard
  • S. s. prezygus H.M. Smith, 1942
  • S. s. serrifer Cope, 1866 - Yucatán spiny lizard

References

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  1. ^ Hammerson, G.A. & Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2013). "Sceloporus serrifer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64143A68307822. Retrieved 19 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)