Orange-headed Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus magister cephaloflavus
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – Wayne Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Dave Weber (naherp.com)
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – Coconino Co, AZ – photo by Dave Weber (naherp.com)
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – Garfield Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – San Juan Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- S. m. cephaloflavis – San Juan Co, UT – photo by Tyson Victor (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus m. cephaloflavis occurs in northern Arizona, southeastern Utah and extreme northwestern 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: magister, Latin = teacher or master
Subspecies: cephaloflavis, Latin – cephalus = head + flavus = yellow — ref. yellow dorsal head plates and nape in adults
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962