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Tropical tree lizard
Urosaurus bicarinatus
Urosaurus bicarinatus is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The common names for this species are tropical tree lizard or roñito arborícola in Mexican Spanish. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are five recognized subspecies.
From the article Urosaurus bicarinatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The subspecific name, nelsoni, is in honor of American ornithologist Edward William Nelson.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 36126.