Slevin's bunchgrass lizard

Slevin's bunchgrass lizard (Sceloporus slevini) is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is indigenous to the southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico.^[1]

Slevin's bunchgrass lizard
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. slevini
Binomial name
Sceloporus slevini H.M. Smith, 1937
Synonyms[2]
Sceloporus scalaris slevini H.M. Smith, 1937 Sceloporus slevini — W. Tanner, 1987

Taxonomy and etymology

Described in 1937 by Hobart M. Smith, the species was named after the collector of the holotype specimen, Joseph R. Slevin.^[3][4]

Geographic range

In the United States, S. slevini is found in southeastern Arizona. In Mexico, it is found in Chihuahua, northern Durango, northeastern Sinaloa, and eastern Sonora.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of S. slevini are grassland and forest.^[1]

Description

Adults of S. slevinii have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4–7 cm (1.6–2.8 in). The rows of lateral scales on the sides of the body are parallel to the rows of dorsal scales. The rows of femoral pores are separated at the midline by not more than two scales.^[5]

Reproduction

S. slevini is oviparous.^[2]