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Reptiles
Crevice Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsetti
Authorship: Baird and Girard
Notes
It is usually found on rocky cliff faces and on large rocks with crevices.
Records
It is known from throughout IMRS, especially near Echo Spring, and Baily Evens Canyon (UTEP), on road to Echo Spring (Lukefahr, 2010), Echo Canyon (Couvillon 2011a, b), and at Red Tank (J.D. Johnson, UTEP).
Sources
[Couvillon, 2011a, b, Lukefahr et al. 2011]
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassReptilia (Reptiles)
OrderSquamata (Lizards and Snakes)
SuborderLacertilia (Lizards)
FamilyPHRYNOSOMATIDAE (Earless, Horned, Side-blotched, Spiny, and Tree Lizard Family)
GenusSceloporus
Speciespoinsetti