Sator
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The genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Sator contains two species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of spiny lizards endemic to Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...

, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

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Species

  • Sator angustus
    Sceloporus angustus
    The Santa Cruz Island sator is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.-Geographic range:It is found on Santa Cruz Island, in the Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico.-Habitat:...

    Dickerson, 1919
  • Sator grandaevus Dickerson, 1919

Taxonomy

The genus Sator was synonomized with the genus Sceloporus by Bell et al. in 2003.
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