Sceloporus goldmani

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.^[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.^[1][2]

Sceloporus goldmani
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. goldmani
Binomial name
Sceloporus goldmani H.M. Smith, 1937

Etymology

The specific name, goldmani, is in honor of American zoologist Edward Alphonso Goldman.^[3]

Geographic range

S. goldmani is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. goldmani is grassland, at altitudes of 1,600–2,200 m (5,200–7,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of S. goldmani has been described as viviparous^[1][2] and as ovoviviparous.^[2]

References

1. Mendoza-Quijano F (2007). "Sceloporus goldmani ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64105A12743701.
2. Sceloporus goldmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Sceloporus goldmani, p. 103).

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)