Guatemalan Emerald Spiny Lizard

Sceloporus taeniocnemis, also known commonly as the Guatemalan emerald spiny lizard and la chachapaja in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is native to Guatemala and adjacent southeastern Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies.

Geographic range: S. taeniocnemis is found in central Guatemala and in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Habitat: The preferred natural habitat of S. taeniocnemis is forest, at altitudes of .

Reproduction: S. taeniocnemis is viviparous.

Subspecies: The following two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

• Sceloporus taeniocnemis taeniocnemis
• Sceloporus taeniocnemis hartwegi

Etymology: The subspecific name, hartwegi, is in honor of American herpetologist Norman Edouard Hartweg.