†Sceloporus robustus Twente 1952 (spiny lizard)
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Reptilia - Squamata - Iguanidae
Full reference: J. W. Twente. 1952. Pliocene lizards from Kansas. Copeia 1952(2):70-73
Belongs to Sceloporus according to J. W. Twente 1952
Sister taxa: Sceloporus grammicus, Sceloporus magister, Sceloporus olivaceus, Sceloporus undulatus, Sceloporus variabilis
Type specimen: UMMP 27665, a mandible (left dentary). Its type locality is Fox Canyon, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: Kansas, Nebraska collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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