genus Sceloporus


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Sceloporus
reptile genus - a genus of reptiles
family Iguania, family Iguanidae, Iguania, Iguanidae - New World lizards
spiny lizard - any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America
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Other lizards of the genus Sceloporus also have a diet of insects (Sceloporus mucronatus, Mendez de la Cruz et al, 1992; Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus, Gadsden-Esparza & Palacios-Orona, 1995; Sceloporus gadoviae, Feria-Ortiz & Perez-Malvaez, 2001).
COMPOSICION DE LA DIETA DE SCELOPORUS HORRIDUS HORRIDUS (SAURIA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE) EN BOSQUE TROPICAL CADUCIFOLIO, MEXICO
Sexual size-dimorphism in the genus Sceloporus has historically been relatively well studied, with Fitch (1978) providing data on sexual size dimorphism in several species of Sceloporus.
No sexual size-dimorphism in the eastern spiny lizard, Sceloporus spinosus, from Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
We were unable to detect any derived characters that would permit definitive allocation to any of these taxa, but in their overall size and morphology, the specimens most closely resemble modern specimens of various species in the genus Sceloporus.
Pliocene Amphibians and Reptiles from Clark County, Nevada
Within the genus Sceloporus, the scalaris species complex of the central Mexican highlands is particularly well suited for a study of the evolution of parity mode (Sites et al.
Mitochondrial DNA sequence-based phylogeny and the evolution of viviparity in the Sceloporus scalaris group (reptilia, squamata)
Taxonomy and distribution of the jarrovi complex of lizards of the torquatus group, genus Sceloporus. Ph.D.
Gastrointestinal helminths of Yarrow's spiny lizard, Sceloporus jarrovii (Phrynosomatidae) in Mexico
Eimeria sceloporis appears to have little species specificity within the genus Sceloporus as it has been reported previously to infect Sceloporus clarki Baird and Girard, 1852 from Mexico, S.
Redescription of Eimeria sceloporis (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) from a new host Sceloporus jarrovii (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae)
Taxonomic assignment of the lizards of the genus Sceloporus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) of the Herpetological Collection of CIIDIR-IPN-Durango.
Asignacion taxonomica de las lagartijas del genero sceloporus (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) de la coleccion Herpetologica del CIIDIR-IPN-DURANGO
A review of phylogenetic hypotheses for lizards of the genus Sceloporus (Phrynosomatidae): Implications for ecological and evolutionary studies.
Conducting phylogenetic comparative studies when the phylogeny is not known
A review of phylogenetic hypotheses of the genus Sceloporus (Phrynosomatidae): implications for ecological and evolutionary studies.
Habitat use and fidelity in the striped plateau lizard Sceloporus virgatus
Contributions to the concepts of reproductive cycles and the systematics of the scalaris group of the lizard genus Sceloporus. Great Basin Nat.
A new species of the Sceloporus scalaris group from Cerro Pena Nevada, Nuevo Leon, Mexico (Sauria: Iguanidae)
Comparative population cytogenetics, speciation, and evolution of the iguanid lizard genus Sceloporus. Ph.D.
Female reproductive investment in the mesquite lizard (Sceloporus grammicus) species complex (squamata: phrynosomatidae)
The Mexican and central American lizards of the genus Sceloporus. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoology 25:1-397.
The evolution of oviparity with egg guarding and viviparity in lizards and snakes: a phylogenetic analysis

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