title: Sceloporus dugesii
text: # 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.
  
  