Nelson's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus nelsoni
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
Sceloporus nelsoni, also known commonly as Nelson's lizard, Nelson's spiny lizard, and la espinosa de Nelson in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico, and contains two recognized subspecies: Sceloporus nelsoni barrancarum and Sceloporus nelsoni nelsoni.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Phrynosomatidae
- Genus
- Sceloporus