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Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)

Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)

Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister)


Class: Reptilia
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Common Name: Desert Spiny Lizard
Genus: Sceloporus
Species Name: magister

About The Desert Spiny Lizard

The range extends from Nevada to southwestern Colorado, south to northern Baja California, Sinaloa, and Coahuila; west to west of the Central Valley in California, east to western Texas (Parker 1982, Nussbaum et al. 1983, Degenhardt et al. 1996, Hammerson 1999, Dixon 2000, Grismer 2002, Stebbins 2003). Elevational range extends from near sea level to around 1,520 m (5,000 feet) (Stebbins 2003).

Rights Holder: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Bibliographic Citation: Hammerson, G.A., Frost, D.R. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. Sceloporus magister. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>

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