Sceloporus goldmani explained

Sceloporus goldmani, also known commonly as Goldman's bunchgrass lizard and la lagartija de pastizal de Goldman in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, goldmani, is in honor of American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman.^[1]

Geographic range

S. goldmani is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. goldmani is grassland, at altitudes of .

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. goldmani has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous.

Further reading

• Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2016). "Poblaciones nuevas de Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae), especie considerada extincta ". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 1395–1398. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
• Carbajal-Márquez RA, Quintero-Díaz GE (2017). "Natural History of Sceloporus goldmani (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in its southern distribution". Herpetology Notes 10: 161–167.
• Smith HM (1937). "A Synopsis of the scalaris Group of the Lizard Genus Sceloporus ". Occasional Papers of the Museum Zoology, University of Michigan (361): 1–8. (Sceloporus goldmani, new species, p. 5).
• Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 137)

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]