Purple-backed Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus magister magister
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- S. m. magister – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- S. m. magister – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- S. m. magister – San Bernardino Co, CA – photo by Kent VanSooy
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- S. m. magister – Yavapai Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- S. m. magister – San Diego Co, CA – photo by Will Flaxington (naherp.com)
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- S. m. magister – Imperial Co, CA – photo by Keith Condon (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus m. magister occurs in southern California, central and southern Arizona and extreme southwestern New Mexico.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus magister magister (Hallowell – 1854)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species/Subspecies: magister, Latin = teacher or master
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962