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Basic information
Sceloporus cyanogenys
Blue Spiny Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPhrynosomatid lizards
GenusSpiny lizards
- Czech name
- Leguánek modrý
- English name
- Blue Spiny Lizard
- Alternative names
- Bluechinned Roughscaled Lizard, Escamosa de Pocos Poros [plioporus], Lagartija de Barba Azul, West Gulf Rough-scaled Lizard, West Gulf Rough-scaled Lizard [plioporus]
- Synonyms
- Sceloporus serrifer cariniceps, Sceloporus serrifer plioporus
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 148 mm
- Body mass
- max 89.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~0.66 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 30 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 6.7 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 31.1–31.1 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 2.3–3 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 5–20 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 · 4V58Q · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18390 · dryad-v5