Sceloporus torquatus explained

Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.

Naming

The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named by Hobart Muir Smith and José Ticul Álvarez in honor of professor emeritus of English, Michael J. Preston.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Preston", p. 211).
2. Web site: Sceloporus torquatus . 2022-03-16 . The Reptile Database.