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Sceloporus oberon, also known commonly as the Oberon spiny lizard,[2] the royal lesser minor lizard,[3] and la lagartija menor negra[2] in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, oberon, is an allusion to Oberon, king of the fairies in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.[4]: 193 

Geographic distribution

Sceloporus oberon is found in the Mexican States of Coahuila and Nuevo León.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Sceloporus oberon is rocky areas in forest.[1]

Behavior

Sceloporus oberon is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).[1]

Diet

Sceloporus oberon preys upon centipedes.[3]

Reproduction

Sceloporus oberon is viviparous.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). “Sceloporus oberon“. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64130A12747769.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Sceloporus oberon at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Banda-Leal, Javier; Lazcano, David; Nevárez-de los Reyes, Manuel; Solis-Rojas, Carlos; Rojas-Malacara, Rodolfo Antonio (2015). “Sceloporus oberon (Royal Lesser Minor Lizard). Diet”. Herpetological Review. 46 (3): 438.
  4. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

  • Heimes, P. (2022). Lizards of Mexico: Part 1. Iguanian lizards: Herpetofauna Mexicana Vol. 2. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-101-9. 448 pp., 728 color photos.
  • Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R.; Cruz, A. (2016). “Amphibians and Reptiles of the state of Nuevo León, Mexico”. ZooKeys. 594: 123–141.
  • Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, H.M. (2007). Anfibios y Reptiles del Estado de Coahuila, México: Amphibians and Reptiles of the State of Coahuila, Mexico. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. ISBN 978-9709000405. 550 pp. (in English and Spanish).
  • Smith, H.M.; Brown, B.C. (1941). “A New Subspecies of Sceloporus jarrovii from Mexico”. Zoological Series of Field Museum of Natural History. 24 (23): 253–257. (Sceloporus jarrovii oberon, new subspecies).