Sceloporus halli

Sceloporus halli, also known commonly as Hall's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Hall in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.^[1][2]

Sceloporus halli
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. halli
Binomial name
Sceloporus halli Dasmann & H.M. Smith, 1974
Synonyms[2]
Sceloporus megalepidurus halli Dasmann & H.M. Smith, 1974

Etymology

The specific name, halli, is in honor of biologist William Purington Hall III (born 1939).^[3]

Geographic range

S. halli is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.^[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. halli is shrubland.^[1]

Reproduction

S. halli is ovoviviparous.^[2]