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Blue Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus serrifer
20.9209, -99.5437
Field Notes
Description:
Striking lizard measuring around 20cm including the tail. Cryptic colouration in shades of brown and grey, with a distinct black collar fringed by pale lines. Some blue colouration can be seen behind the eyes and on the front legs. Scales are ridged and pointy, giving the lizard a spiny appearance (and name).
Habitat:
Montane forest at about 2400m above sea level, near the Sierra Gorda in central Mexico.
Notes:
These lizards were plentiful among the rock at Las Ranas ruins.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 21, 2017
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