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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Phrynosomatidae
Canyon Lizard
Sceloporus merriami
Stejneger, 1904
Current SSAR Comments:
Given the small geographic distributions and close geographic proximity of the proposed subspecies, as well as the minor morphological differences and areas of intergradation between them (see Olson 1979, Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 227.1), those subspecies should be reevaluated with the addition of genetic data.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.10.13.21.21)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Canyon Lizard
(
Sceloporus merriami
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Big Bend Canyon Lizard
(
Sceloporus merriami annulatus
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Merriam's Canyon Lizard
(
Sceloporus merriami merriami
: Schmidt, Karl P.
1953
. A Check List of North American Amphibians and Reptiles. 6th Edition. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois. 280pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1904
Stejneger, Leonard. A new lizard from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 17():17-20
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