Presidio Canyon Lizard
Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus
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- S. m. longipunctatus – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Gary Nafis
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- S. m. longipunctatus – Presidio Co, TX – photo by John Burris (naherp.com)
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- S. m. longipunctatus – Presidio Co, TX – photo by Jake Scott (naherp.com)
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus m. longipunctatus occurs in the Big Bend Region of west Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus merriami longipunctatus (Olson – 1973)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: merriami, honors Clinton Hart Merriam
Subspecies: longipunctatus, Latin – longus = long + punctatus = spotted — ref. elongate shape of the dorsal spots
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962