Slevin’s Bunch Grass Lizard
Sceloporus slevini
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- S. slevini – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- S. slevini – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- S. slevini – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz Horizontal scale rows on sides are key to species.
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- S. slevini – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Sceloporus slevini occurs in extreme southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sceloporus slevini (Smith – 1937)
Genus: Sceloporus, Greek – skelos = leg + porus = pore or opening – ref. femoral pores on hind legs
Species: slevini, honors Joseph R. Slevin
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962