Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Reptilia
      Order: Squamata
        Family: Phrynosomatidae
          Genus: Sceloporus
            Species: slevini

Bunch Grass Lizard - Sceloporus slevini

Bunch Grass Lizard

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Slevin's Bunchgrass Lizard (Sceloporus slevini) is a small (16 cm total length) lizard that occurs in southeastern Arizona, adjacent southwestern New Mexico and northwestern Mexico. They are most common on east- and south-facing mountain slopes in bunchgrass that grows in open conifer woodlands and open plains. Their activity increases during the late summer rains.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

State Status: T

Federal Status:

USFS Status:

BLM Status: BLM WATCH

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 4

Number of Observations: 5

Observation date range: 01-01-1901 to 09-16-2010

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