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title: "Veracruz-Stachelleguan"
description: "Sceloporus mucronatus — Reptilien. Sceloporus mucronatus, also known commonly as the cleft lizard, the central cleft lizard, and la espinosa mucronada in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/central-cleft-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Veracruz-Stachelleguan

> Sceloporus mucronatus — Reptilien. Sceloporus mucronatus, also known commonly as the cleft lizard, the central cleft lizard, and la espinosa mucronada in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Sceloporus mucronatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1246
- Wikidata: [Q5314112](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5314112)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73952](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73952)

## Names

- en: Central Cleft Lizard
- de: Veracruz-Stachelleguan
- es: Lagartija espinosa de grieta

## Countries with the most observations

MX (590)

## Summary

Sceloporus mucronatus, also known commonly as the cleft lizard, the central cleft lizard, and la espinosa mucronada in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sceloporinae of the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceloporus_mucronatus

## Photo

![Veracruz-Stachelleguan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/central-cleft-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ana Velázquez · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/309305054

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/central-cleft-lizard?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).