Sceloporus scalaris

Sceloporus scalaris

Light-bellied bunch grass lizard

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Sceloporus scalaris

Sceloporus scalaris, the light-bellied bunch grass lizard, is a species of small, phrynosomatid lizard.

Appearance

Bunch grass lizards are typically grey in color, often with orange and yellow coloration around the neck and behind the forelimbs. Males will have more of this vibrant coloration on their underside while female undersides tend to be white. Adults range from 52–62 mm snout-to-vent length (Ortega and Barbault, 1986).

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S. scalaris is widely distributed in Mexico, expanding northward from the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt to the southern United States of Arizona and New Mexico. The species is typically found in high elevation grasslands (1500 – 3000 m).

Mating Habits

Many species of Sceloporus are ovoviviparous including the scalaris species. Juveniles are seen for the first time in late August (Ortega and Barbault, 1986).

References

1. Sceloporus scalaris Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceloporus_scalaris
2. Sceloporus scalaris on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64142/12748751

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