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Species ID |
030275 |
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Name |
Escamoso ocotero |
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Other Common Names |
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Category |
03 Reptiles |
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Phylum |
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Subphylum |
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Class |
Reptilia |
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Subclass |
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Suborder |
Sauria |
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Family |
Phrynosomatidae |
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Genus |
Sceloporus |
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Species |
serrifer |
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Subspecies |
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References |
3, 1 |
3* Stuart (1970), recognized three subspecies, of which the nominate form, S. s. serrifer, occurs in the northern portion of the Yucat n Peninsula. Specimens from the base of the peninsula are intermediate between the other nominal races, and Stuart was unable to assign them to any of the named subspecies. Olson (1987) considered S. cyanogenys of southern Texas and northern Mexico to be a subspecies of S. serrifer. According to McCoy (1990:165), the single known specimen from Belize is intermediate between S. s. serrifer of Yucat n and S. s. prezygus of southwestern Guatemala, the latter a form afforded specific status by some systematists (e.g., Axtell, 1960; Guillette et al., 1980:204).
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DISTRICT |
References |
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Cayo |
2 |
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Administrative Unit |
Occurrence |
Abundance |
Temporal |
References |
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Hidden Valley & Falls (Bull Run) |
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QUAD Distribution |
References |
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17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00' |
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Life History Narrative
Sceloporus serrifer is moderately common in the Yucat n Peninsula, where it occupies a variety of habitats ranging from tall mesic forests at the base of the peninsula, to low, arid thorn forests in northwestern Yucat n. In forested situations this species tends to occupy edge habitats, and individuals are usually found on the trunks of large trees. In Yucat n they commonly occur on the rock walls bordering henequ‚n fields and on Maya ruins. These diurnal lizards are alert, very wary, and difficult to approach. In El Pet‚n, Stuart (1935:45) saw "recently hatched" individuals in mid-May, before the onset of the rainy season; however, all members of the torquatus species group of Sceloporus, which includes S. serrifer are believed to be viviparous (Fitch, 1970:49; Guillette et al., 1980:204).
Life History References
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1 Meerman, J., 1994. Summary of Herpetofauna Distributions in Belize. Report to National Protected Areas Management Project. 2 McCoy, C. J. 1990. Additions to the Herpetofauna of Belize, Central America. Caribbean Journal of Science. 26 (3-4):164-166. 3 Lee, Julian C. 1996. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Yucat n Peninsula. Comstock Publishing Associates. Ithaca, New York.