Sceloporus jarrovii

Yarrow's spiny lizard
	Adult male in Tucson, AZ
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. jarrovii
Binomial name
	Sceloporus jarrovii; Cope, 1875
	Geographic range of Sceloporus jarrovii shown in red
Synonyms
	Sceloporus jarrovii ; Cope, 1875; Sceloporus yarrovii [sic] ; — Boulenger, 1885; Sceloporus ornatus ; — Boulenger, 1897 ; (fide H.M. Smith et al., 2000); Sceloporus lineolateralis ; H.M. Smith, 1936; Sceloporus jarrovii ; — H.M. Smith, 1938;

Sceloporus jarrovii, also known commonly as Yarrow's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, jarrovii, is in honor of Henry Crécy Yarrow (November 19, 1840 – July 2, 1929), an American ornithologist, herpetologist, naturalist, and surgeon.^[2]^[3]

Geographic range

S. j. jarrovii is found in the United States in the states of Arizona and New Mexico, and it is found in Mexico in the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, northern Tamaulipas, and western Zacatecas. The subspecies S. j. lineolateralis is found only in Mexico in the states of Durango and Zacatecas.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. jarrovii are forest and rocky areas.^[1]

Description

S. jarrovii grows to a snout-to-vent length of 10.5 cm (4.1 in) with keeled scales and a crosshatch-patterned torso. Its coloration includes tints of pink, green, blue, and copper. The top of the head is dark gray. Males have a blue throat and a blue belly. A complete black collar with a white inferior border distinguishes this lizard from similar species.^[4]

Reproduction

S. jarrovii is viviparous.^[2]

Subspecies

Two subspecies of S. jarrovii are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Sceloporus jarrovii jarrovii Cope, 1875
Sceloporus jarrovii lineolateralis H.M. Smith, 1936 – lined spiny lizard

References

^ ^a ^b Hammerson GA, Vazquez Díaz J, Quintero Díaz GE (2018). "Sceloporus jarrovii (amended version of 2007 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T64116A128964989. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64116A128964989.en. Downloaded on 22 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Species Sceloporus jarrovii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus jarrovii, p. 292).
^ Brennan TC, Holycross AT (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona. Phoenix: Arizona Game and Fish Department. 150 pp. ISBN 978-0917563539. (Sceloporus jarrovii, p. 74).

External links

Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii. Reptiles and Amphibians of Arizona.

[iucn-1] Hammerson GA, Vazquez Díaz J, Quintero Díaz GE (2018). "Sceloporus jarrovii (amended version of 2007 assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T64116A128964989. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64116A128964989.en. Downloaded on 22 January 2021.

[RDB-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Species Sceloporus jarrovii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus jarrovii, p. 292).

[4] Brennan TC, Holycross AT (2006). A Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles in Arizona. Phoenix: Arizona Game and Fish Department. 150 pp. ISBN 978-0917563539. (Sceloporus jarrovii, p. 74).

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