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Sceloporus ochoterenae

Sceloporus ochoterenae, also known commonly as Ochoterena's lizard, the Queretaran spiny lizard, and la lagartija chata de Ochoterena in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ochoterenae, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.

Geographic distribution

Sceloporus ochoterenae is found in the central Mexican states of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla, and the Distrito Federal.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Sceloporus ochterenae is forest, but it has also been found in agriculturally disturbed habitats such as corn fields.

Reproduction

Sceloporus ochoterenae is oviparous.

References

Further reading

  • (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
  • (Sceloporus ochoterenae, new species).
  • (Sceloporus ochoterenae, p. 135).