Sceloporus jarrovii

Yarrow's spiny lizard
Adult male in Tucson, AZ
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. jarrovii
Binomial name
Sceloporus jarrovii
Cope, 1875
Geographic range of Sceloporus jarrovii shown in red
Synonyms
  • Sceloporus jarrovii
    Cope, 1875
  • Sceloporus yarrovii [sic]
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Sceloporus ornatus
    — Boulenger, 1897
    (fide H.M. Smith et al., 2000)
  • Sceloporus lineolateralis
    H.M. Smith, 1936
  • Sceloporus jarrovii
    — H.M. Smith, 1938

Sceloporus jarrovii, also known commonly as Yarrow's spiny lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

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