Sonoran Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii clarkii
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- S. c. clarkii – Grant Co, NM – photo by Tom Lott
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- S. c. clarkii – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- S. c. clarkii – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Tom Lot
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- S. c. clarkii – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. c. clarkii – Santa Cruz Co, AZ – photo by Jeff Teel (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus c. clarkii occurs in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus clarkii clarkii (Baird & Girard – 1852)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species/Subspecies: clarkii, honors John H. Clark
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962