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Basic information
Sceloporus poinsettii
Crevice Spiny Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderSquamates
FamilyPhrynosomatid lizards
GenusSpiny lizards
- English name
- Crevice Spiny Lizard
- Alternative names
- Lagartija de las Grietas, Northern Crevice Spiny Lizard, Southern Crevice Lizard, Stachelleguan, Western Crevice Lizard
- Synonyms
- Sceloporus poinsettii robisoni
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Desert, Forest, Grassland, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 137 mm
- Body mass
- max 74.1 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~1 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 32 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 8 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 30–34.2 °C
Reproduction and development
- Age at maturity
- 1.3–1.6 years
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 4–23 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
- Sex determination
- Genetic sex determination
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4V5BJ · COL26.9
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 18433 · dryad-v5