Sceloporus samcolemani, also known commonly as Coleman's bunchgrass lizard, Coleman's bunch grass lizard, and lagartija de Coleman in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][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. samcolemani
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| Sceloporus samcolemani H.M. Smith & Hall, 1974
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Etymology edit
The specific name, samcolemani, is in honor of Sam Coleman who aided Hobart Smith in his research by writing data-processing programs.[3]
Geographic range edit
S. samcolemani is found in northern Sierra Madre Oriental of the states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[1][2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of S. samcolemani is forest, at altitudes of 2,100–3,300 m (6,900–10,800 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Sceloporus samcolemani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64141A12748669.
- ^ a b c d Sceloporus samcolemani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- ^ 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 samcolemani, p. 56).
Further reading edit
- Smith HM, Hall WP (1974). "Contributions to the concepts of reproductive cycles and the systematics of the scalaris group of the lizard genus Sceloporus". Great Basin Naturalist 34 (2): 97–104. (Sceloporus scalaris samcolemanii, new subspecies).
- Watkins-Colewell GJ, Smith HM, Liner EA, Chiszar D (1998). "Sceloporus samcolemani Smith and Hall, Coleman's Bunch Grass Lizard". Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 675: 1–2. (Sceloporus samcolemani, new status).
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