Sceloporus malachiticus

Emerald swift
In Antigua Guatemala
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. malachiticus
Binomial name
Sceloporus malachiticus
Cope, 1864
Synonyms
  • Sceloporus irazuensis
    Günther, 1890
  • Sceloporus formosus malachiticus
    H.M. Smith, 1939
  • Sceloporus malachiticus
    F. Schmidt et al., 1999

Sceloporus malachiticus, the emerald swift or green spiny lizard, is a species of small lizard in the Phrynosomatidae family, native to Central America.

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