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Sceloporus uniformis (Yellow-Backed Spiny Lizard)

Synonyms: Sceloporus magister uniformis

Wikipedia Abstract

Sceloporus uniformis, also known as the yellow-backed spiny lizard, is a reptile of the family Phrynosomatidae. It is native to the Mojave and Great Basin deserts. Until recently, it was considered to be a subspecies of Sceloporus magister.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  35 grams
Birth Weight [1]  2 grams
Female Weight [1]  27 grams
Egg Length [1]  0.709 inches (18 mm)
Egg Width [1]  0.394 inches (10 mm)
Gestation [1]  67 days
Litter Size [1]  9
Litters / Year [1]  2
Maximum Longevity [1]  6 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.543 inches (9 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal, Terrestrial
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0