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Sceloporus goldmani

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

Sceloporus goldmani, also known commonly as Goldman's bunchgrass lizard and la lagartija de pastizal de Goldman in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, goldmani, is in honor of American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman.[3]

Geographic range

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S. goldmani is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of S. goldmani is grassland, at altitudes of 1,600–2,200 m (5,200–7,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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The mode of reproduction of S. goldmani has been described as viviparous[1][2] and as ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mendoza-Quijano F (2007). "Sceloporus goldmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64105A12743701.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sceloporus goldmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 103).

Further reading

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  • Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2016). "Poblaciones nuevas de Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae), especie considerada extincta ". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 1395–1398. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2017). "Natural History of Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in its southern distribution". Herpetology Notes 10: 161–167.
  • Smith HM (1937). "A Synopsis of the scalaris Group of the Lizard Genus Sceloporus ". Occasional Papers of the Museum Zoology, University of Michigan (361): 1–8. (Sceloporus goldmani, new species, p. 5).
  • Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 137)