Reptiles › Phrynosomatid Lizards
Pastel Tree Lizard
Sceloporus melanorhinus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Tropical Tree LizardUrosaurus bicarinatus
Horrible Spiny LizardSceloporus horridus
Clark's Spiny LizardSceloporus clarkii
Asperous Spiny LizardSceloporus asper
Eastern Spiny LizardSceloporus spinosus
Graphic Spiny LizardSceloporus grammicus
Cope's Largescale Spiny LizardSceloporus utiformis
Crevice SwiftSceloporus torquatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 519 |
|---|---|
| Jalisco | 156 |
| Colima | 104 |
| Nayarit | 81 |
| Oaxaca | 74 |
| Guerrero | 52 |
| Chiapas | 26 |
| Michoacan de Ocampo | 19 |
| Mexico | 4 |
| Morelos | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Phrynosomatid Lizards · Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus | Spiny Lizards · Sceloporus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Pastel Tree Lizard with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.