Sceloporus hunsakeri

Sceloporus hunsakeri, also known commonly as Hunsaker's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Hunsaker in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.^[2] The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.^[1][2]

Sceloporus hunsakeri
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. hunsakeri
Binomial name
Sceloporus hunsakeri Hall & H.M. Smith, 1979

Etymology

The specific name, hunsakeri, is in honor of American zoologist Don Hunsaker II.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. hunsakeri is rocky areas in shrubland, but it has also been found around buildings in urban areas.^[1]

Reproduction

S. hunsakeri is oviparous.^[2]