| Sceloporus virgatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. virgatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus virgatus H.M. Smith, 1938
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Sceloporus virgatus, commonly known as the striped plateau lizard, is a species of lizard within the genus Sceloporus. This genus is known for the signaling modalities that it uses and exhibits, including visual motion and chemical signals that aid in identifying their territories as well as color that indicates aggression.[2] The striped plateau lizard originates from the northern Sierra Madre Occidental and is relatively small in size, measuring less than 72 mm (2.8 in) in length.[3]
- ^ Hammerson, G.A.; Vazquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E. (2007). "Sceloporus virgatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64159A12750145.
- ^ Ossip-Klein, Alison G.; Fuentes, Jesualdo A.; Hews, Diana K.; Martins, Emília P. (2013-09-01). "Information content is more important than sensory system or physical distance in guiding the long-term evolutionary relationships between signaling modalities in Sceloporus lizards". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67 (9): 1513–1522. Bibcode:2013BEcoS..67.1513O. doi:10.1007/s00265-013-1535-4. ISSN 1432-0762. S2CID 16327289.
- ^ "Striped Plateau Lizard (Sceloporus virgatus)". tucsonherpsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-11-04.