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Sceloporus

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q2118277
Sceloporus
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Sceloporus

Summary

Sceloporus is a taxon[1]. Sceloporus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #1,533 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sceloporus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sceloporus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Sceloporus belongs to the parent taxon Phrynosomatidae[5].
  • Sceloporus's scientific name is Sceloporus[6].
  • Sceloporus's Commons category is recorded as Sceloporus[7].
  • Sceloporus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sceloporus[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sceloporus is Sceloporus[6]. Sceloporus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Sceloporus belongs to the parent taxon Phrynosomatidae[5].

Identifiers

Sceloporus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 36141[9]. Sceloporus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8518[10]. Sceloporus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 19576[11]. Sceloporus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2451143[12]. Sceloporus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173864[13].

Why It Matters

Sceloporus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (308 views/month, #1,533 of 195,241).[2] Sceloporus has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Sceloporus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Phrynosomatidae
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560595605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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