Mesquite Lizard
Sceloporus grammicus microlepidotus
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- S. g. microlepidotus – photo from iNaturalist, Scott Loarie
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- S. g. microlepidotus – Hidalgo Co, TX – photo by Chris Harrison (naherp.com)
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- S. g. microlepidotus – Hidalgo Co, TX – photo by John Williams (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus g. microlepidotus occurs in extreme southern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus grammicus microlepidotus (Wiegmann – 1834)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: grammicus, Greek = streaked
Subspecies: microlepidotus, Latin – micro = small + Greek – lepidotus = scaled
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962