Subscribe to our newsletter give to the libraries the university of texas at austin. Field studies of the behavior of the lizard sceloporus spinosus floridanus by 1875 horatio hackett newman and joint author. Sceloporus aeneus wiegmann, 1828 lagartijaescamosa llanera, southern bunchgrass lizard. Estimating the temporal and spatial extent of gene flow among. Sceloporus virgatus is a species of reptiles with 231 observations.
The species is indigenous to the southwestern united states and adjacent northern mexico. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Paratype of sceloporus spinosus catalog number 117256 view images field number ui 10828 family phrynosomatidae genus sceloporus species spinosus collector h m and r smith year 1940 country mexico state oaxaca. Nov 28, 2001 sceloporus occidentalis is distinguished by several unique morphological traits, stebbins differentiated the species by morphological uniqueness by stating that, scales on the back of the thigh are larger, pointed and keeled more than sceloporus undulatus, dorsal scales usually largerabout 35 to 55 average 41, between interparietal plate and line connecting posterior surfaces of thighs. This genus includes some of the most commonly seen lizards in the united states. Reproductive cycles and reproductive strategies among. The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Pdf reproductive activity in females of the oviparous.
The desert spiny lizard, sceloporus mag its ecology from our own studies. Pdf we studied the reproductive characteristics of the spiny lizards, sceloporus horridus and sceloporus spinosus phrynosomatidae. Oviparous species of sceloporus exhibit either seasonal or continuous. Reduction in the thickness of the eggshell, in relative clutch mass rcm, and in clutch frequency would have facilitated the transition from oviparity to. We tested these ideas using the sceloporus spinosus group. Because it is the sister clade of the viviparous sceloporus formosus group, we predicted that members of the s. Pdf reproductive characteristics of the spiny lizards, sceloporus. Spiny lizards genus sceloporus represent one of the most diverse and species rich clades of squamate reptiles in continental north america. The genus is endemic to north america and central america. You can see a range map of the former species here. Spiny lizards is the common name for the genus sceloporus in the subfamily phrynosomatinae. Annual cycles of residual a testes mass, b fat body mass, and c liver mass for male sceloporus spinosus from las lagunas, municipality of guadalcazar, san luis potosi, mexico.
Reproductive characteristics of the spiny lizards, sceloporus. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An sceloporus in nahilalakip ha familia nga phrynosomatidae ilarom nga taxa. Established in 1964, the iucn red list of threatened species has evolved to become the worlds most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. Eastern spiny lizard sceloporus spinosus inaturalist. Sceloporus minor cope 1885 names encyclopedia of life. Amphibians and reptiles of the state of nuevo leon. Gonadal mass varied monthly and was related to snoutvent length. Reproductive strategy of male and female eastern spiny. Stephenson, aurelio ramirezbautista, abraham lozano and geoffrey r. An annotated list of the speciesgroup names applied to the. Reproductive tactics of sympatric gekkonid lizards with a comment on the evolutionary and ecological consequences of invariant clutch size. There was no sexual dimorphism in snoutvent length males, 87. Pdf reproductive strategy of male and female eastern spiny.
Sceloporus definition is a large genus of small iguanid lizards of north and central america including the pine and sagebrush lizards. A new sceloporus magister from eastern utah by w w tanner. Species sceloporus melanorhinus pastel tree lizard, blacknosed lizard, southern blacknosed lizard species sceloporus merriami canyon lizard sceloporus merriami. Information from its description page there is shown below. Reproductive activity in females of the oviparous lizard sceloporus aeneus article pdf available in the southwestern naturalist 583. N2 relationships within the phrynosomatid lizard genus sceloporus are estimated using parsimony analysis of molecular and morphological data.
Sceloporus jarrovii cope 1875yarrows spiny lizard yarrows spiny lizard occurs in southeastern arizona and the bootheel of southwestern new mexico, thence south into mexico. An sceloporus clarkii in uska species han reptilia nga ginhulagway ni baird ngan girard hadton 1852. We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of nuevo leon. Thousands of new, highquality pictures added every day. Evolution of egg retention in the sceloporus spinosus group. Four additional species kinosternon integrum, sceloporus spinosus, s. Evolution of egg retention in the sceloporus spinosus. Sceloporus m a taxonomic genus within the family phrynosomatidae spiny lizards, the genus of many of the most common lizards of north america. Sceloporus v ariabilis catalogue of american amphibians and reptiles. Phylogenetic relationships of phrynosomatid lizards. Sceloporus definition of sceloporus by merriamwebster. Reproductive cycle of a highelevation, oviparous lizard. Sceloporus spinosus eastern spiny lizard avian predation. This highelevation, cloudforest dwelling, livebearing species can be difficult to acclimate and is not a beginners lizard.
The evolution of viviparity in squamates has involved intermediate stages of egg retention. Hatchling sceloporus undulatus elongatus from washington co. Pdf evolution of egg retention in the sceloporus spinosus group. Mar 01, 20 another species that occurs at elevations 1,500 m is s. Reproductive strategy of male and female eastern spiny lizards sceloporus spinosus squamata. Adam d leache department of biology, university of washington, seattle, washington, 98195, usa. T1 phylogeny of the spiny lizards sceloporus based on molecular and morphological evidence.
Karyotypes and evolution of the spinosus group of lizards. Vertebrate radiations, including sceloporus, tend to diversify following a semipredictable trajectory of divergence along axes of habitat, trophic morphology, and communication 34, 5860. Smith, bell, applegarth and chiszar, 1992 mescalero prairie lizard, mescalero dunes fence lizard subspecies sceloporus undulatus undulatus bosc and daudin in sonnini and latreille, 1801 southern fence lizard, eastern fence lizard. Examples of such species are sceloporus variabilis wiegmann benabib 1994. The phylogenomic trees that we obtained for sceloporus using concatenation and coalescentbased species tree inference provide strong support for the monophyly and interrelationships among nearly all major groups. This page was last edited on 15 august 2019, at 21. The type locality given is the table land of mexico. Pdf reproduction and sexual dimorphism in the viviparous. It is a dweller in montane rocky habitats, but at higher elevation than the sites noted below. Diet and accidental mortality involving a sceloporus spinosus. Jun 18, 2019 in biology of the vipers, edited by gordon w.
Field studies of the behavior of the lizard sceloporus. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Sceloporus spinosus wiegmann, 1828 lagartijaescamosa espinosa, eastern spiny lizard. Publication date 1955 usage attributionnoncommercial 3. Sceloporus spinosus is primarily found in and near the eastern sierra madre. Exploring the role of physiological, environmental, and phylogenetic factors. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. The diversification analysis supported one rate shift on the sceloporus phylogeny approximately 2025 million years ago that is associated with the doubling of the. Typelocality, mexi co, restricted to v eracruz, veracruz, mexico by smith and taylor 1950b. Sceloporus spinosus wikipedia, entziklopedia askea. Except for the species that occur in the united states, only the beautiful variably green emerald swift sceloporus malachiticus of central america is commonly available to american hobbyists. Striped plateau lizard sceloporus virgatus inaturalist. Chromosomal variation is a prominent feature of sceloporus diversity that is. Sceloporus spinosus boulenger 1885 an sceloporus clarkii 2 in uska species han reptilia nga ginhulagway ni baird ngan girard hadton 1852.
In this study, sexual dimorphism, reproductive cycles, litter size and offspring size of a population of the little. We generated data consisting of three mitochondrial genes and eight nuclear loci for 148 and 68 individuals, respectively. We studied the reproductive characteristics of the spiny lizards, sceloporus horridus and sceloporus spinosus phrynosomatidae. An annotated list of the speciesgroup names applied to the lizard genus sceloporus. Sceloporus olivaceus is arboreal and prefers mesquite trees, but may be observed on other tree species such as oak, pecan, and cedar as well as along fences, walls, and poles. Oct 18, 2012 media in category sceloporus the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Your use of this pdf, the bioone complete website, and all posted and associated. Phrynosomatidae from a region of the chihuahuan desert, mexico. Growth, allometry, age and size of maturity, clutch size and egg mass were compared among labraised cohorts from the two. Previous phylogenetic studies of sceloporus based on a few nuclear. Sceloporus spinosus sceloporus generoko animalia da. The texas spiny lizard is not a protected species in texas and can be legally collected with a hunting license. Pdf reproductive strategy of male and female eastern. Despite substantial progress towards elucidating the phylogeographic patterns for many species of sceloporus, efforts to resolve the.
An sceloporus clarkii in nahilalakip ha genus nga sceloporus, ngan familia nga phrynosomatidae. Seasonal spermatogenesis in the mexican endemic oviparous lizard. Sceloporus undulatus can be found in a variety of habitats across the state. Karyotypes of all the species in the spinosus group of lizards of the genus sceloporus were analyzed by means of the colchicine, hypotonic citrate, airdried technique, employing both bone marrow and testicular tissues. Sexual dimorphism and reproductive cycle in the arboreal spiny. Sceloporus spinosus is a species of reptiles with 1050 observations. Sceloporus variabilis wiegmann rosebellied lizard sceloporus variabilis wiegmann, 1834. Narrastien barruko phrynosomatidae familian sailkatuta dago. An annotated list of the speciesgroup names applied to the lizard. Phylogeny of the spiny lizards sceloporus based on.