Sceloporus hesperus

Sceloporus hesperus is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] It was split from Sceloporus subniger in 2021. It is endemic to Sierra de Mascota in Jalisco, in the far western end of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. The specific name hesperus, from the Greek hesperos meaning "western", refers to this aspects its distribution.^[1]

Sceloporus hesperus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. hesperus
Binomial name
Sceloporus hesperus Bryson & Grummer, 2021 in Bryson et al., 2021[1]

A small species compared to its nearest relatives, Sceloporus hesperus can grow to 47 mm (1.9 in) in snout–vent length.^[1]