Urosaurus bicarinatus

Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names for this species are tropical tree lizard or roñito arborícola in Mexican Spanish. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Urosaurus bicarinatus is forest.

Reproduction

Urosaurus bicarinatus is oviparous.

Subspecies

The following five subspecies of Urosaurus bicarinatus, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.

• Urosaurus bicarinatus anonymorphus
• Urosaurus bicarinatus bicarinatus
• Urosaurus bicarinatus nelsoni
• Urosaurus bicarinatus spinosus
• Urosaurus bicarinatus tuberculatus

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Urosaurus.

Etymology

The subspecific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American ornithologist Edward William Nelson.

References

Further reading

• (Urosaurus bicarinatus spinosus, new subspecies).
• (Phymatolepis bicarinatus, new species, pp. 549–551). (in French).
• ("1940"). (Uta anonymorpha, new species).
• (Uta nelsoni, new species; Uta tuberculata, new species).