Sceloporus dugesii

Sceloporus dugesii, also known commonly as Dugès' spiny lizard and la lagartija espinosa de Dugès del este in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Sceloporus dugesii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. dugesii
Binomial name
Sceloporus dugesii Bocourt, 1874

Etymology

The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French-born Mexican naturalist Alfredo Dugès, who is considered to be the "father" of Mexican herpetology.^[3]

Geographic range

S. dugesii is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican States of Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dugesii is rocky areas in forest and shrubland.^[1]

Behavior

S. dugesii is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).^[1]

Reproduction

S. dugesii is ovoviviparous.^[2]