Big Bend Canyon Lizard
Sceloporus merriami annulatus
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- S. m. annulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. m. annulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jason Folt (naherp.com)
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- S. m. annulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jason Folt (naherp.com)
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- S. m. annulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- S. m. annulatus – Brewster Co, TX – photo by Bill Gorum (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus m. annulatus occurs in the Big Bend region of west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus merriami annulatus (Smith – 1937)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: merriami, honors Clinton Hart Merriam
Subspecies: annulatus, Latin = ringed — ref. subcaudal bands
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962