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Sceloporus acanthinus

Sceloporus acanthinus, also known commonly as Bocourt's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Bocourt in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to extreme southern Mexico and Guatemala.

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Sceloporus acanthinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. acanthinus
Binomial name
Sceloporus acanthinus
Bocourt, 1873

Sceloporus acanthinus, also known commonly as Bocourt's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Bocourt in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.2 The species is native to extreme southern Mexico and Guatemala.12

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