Sceloporus dugesii
# Sceloporus dugesii

Sceloporus dugesii, also known commonly as Dugès' spiny lizard and la lagartija espinosa de Dugès del este in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

## Etymology

The specific name, dugesii, is in honor of French-born Mexican naturalist Alfredo Dugès, who is considered to be the "father" of Mexican herpetology.

## Geographic range

S. dugesii is found in western Mexico, in the Mexican States of Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of S. dugesii is rocky areas in forest and shrubland.

## Behavior

S. dugesii is terrestrial and saxicolous (rock-dwelling).

## Reproduction

S. dugesii is ovoviviparous.

