Granite Spiney Lizard
Sceloporus orcutti

 

DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus orcutti occurs in southwestern California.

LEGAL STATUS: No Listings

MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus orcutti  (Stejneger – 1893)
Genus: SceloporusGreek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: orcutti, honors Charles R. Orcutt
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962

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