Sceloporus licki, also known commonly as the Cape arboreal spiny lizard and el bejori arboricola del cabo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra de la Laguna on the southern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, licki, is in honor of James Lick, who was an American businessman and philanthropist.
Description
Adults of S. licki have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .
Geographic range
S. licki is found in the Mexican State of Baja California Sur.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of S. licki are forest and shrubland.
Reproduction
S. licki is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- (2022). Lizards of Mexico. Part 1. Iguanian Lizards. Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 448 pp. .
- Smith HM (1939). "The Mexican and Central American Lizards of the Genus Sceloporus ". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 26: 1âÂÂ397. (Sceloporus orcutti licki, pp. 140âÂÂ145).
- Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series î. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp. . (Sceloporus licki, pp. 422âÂÂ423 + Plate 54 + Map 199).
- Van Denburgh J (1895). "A Review of the Herpetology of Lower California. Part IâÂÂReptiles". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series 5: 77âÂÂ163 + Plates IVâÂÂXIV. (Sceloporus licki, new species, pp. 110âÂÂ114 + Plate X).