Plateau Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii vallaris
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- S. c. vallaris – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Gary Nafis
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus c. vallaris occurs in central Arizona.
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: clarkii, honors John H. Clark
Subspecies: vallaris, Latin = of the wall or rampart – ref. Colorado Plateau habitat
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962