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Basic information
Sceloporus malachiticus
Green Spiny Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPhrynosomatid lizards
GenusSpiny lizards
- Czech name
- Leguánek malachitový
- English name
- Green Spiny Lizard
- Alternative names
- Emerald Swift, Emerald Swift Lizard, Stachelleguan
- Synonyms
- Sceloporus irazuensis
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 98 mm
- Body mass
- max 30.2 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.8 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 28 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 28.6–33.3 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 0.8–1.5 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 2–10 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6XVYS · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18418 · dryad-v5