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Sceloporus chrysostictus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Phrynosomatidae

Scientific name
  
Sceloporus chrysostictus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Iguania

Genus
  
Sceloporus

Higher classification
  
Spiny lizard

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Similar
  
Spiny lizard, Reptile, Sceloporus asper, Sceloporus melanorhinus, Sceloporus siniferus

The yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard (Sceloporus chrysostictus) is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Geographic range

It is most commonly found in the Yucatán Peninsula. It also ranges through Guatemala and Northern Belize.

References

Sceloporus chrysostictus Wikipedia