Sceloporus woodi

Sceloporus woodi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Phrynosomatidae
Subfamilia: Sceloporinae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species: Sceloporus woodi

Name

Sceloporus woodi Stejneger, 1918: 90

Holotype: USNM 48720, collected by Nelson R. Wood in 1912.

Type locality: Auburndale, Polk Co., Florida.

Etymology: Named after Nelson R. Wood ( -1920), collector of the type specimen, and Taxidermist at the U.S. National Museum.

Mentions

• Sceloporus woodi Stejneger, 1918: 90
• Sceloporus woodi — Conant & Collins, 1991: 108
• Sceloporus woodi — Crother, 2000
• Sceloporus woodi — Bell et al., 2003

References

• Stejneger, L. 1918: Description of a new Snapping turtle and a new lizard from Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 31: 89–92.

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• Conant,R. & Collins, J.T. 1991: A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern/Central North America, 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin (Boston/New York), xx 450 p.
• Heath, S., A.W. Schrey, K.G. Ashton, H.R. Mushinsky & E.D. McCoy, 2012: Contrasting Genetic Differentiation of a Poorly Dispersing Lizard in Connected and Fragmented Scrub Habitats. Journal of herpetology, 46(4): 602–607. DOI: 10.1670/10-291.

Vernacular names

English: Florida Scrub Lizard