Hartweg's Emerald Lizard

Sceloporus taeniocnemis est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Phrynosomatidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre : au Guatemala ; au Mexique dans le Chiapas. Liste des sous-espèces Selon The Reptile Database (25 février 2013) : Sceloporus taeniocnemis hartwegi Stuart, 1971 Sceloporus taeniocnemis taeniocnemis Cope, 1885 Publications originales Cope, 1885 : A contribution to the herpetology of Mexico.

Norman Edouard "Kibe" Hartweg (August 20, 1904 – February 16, 1964) was an American herpetologist, Curator of Herpetology for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan, and president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. He was a specialist in the taxonomy and distribution of turtles, and is honored by having a subspecies of turtle named after him: the western spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera hartwegi). He is also credited with having described several new species, including the Big Bend slider (Trachemys gaigeae), the Oaxacan patchnose snake…

La lagartija-escamosa esmeralda de Cope​ (Sceloporus taeniocnemis) es una especie de lagarto que pertenece a la familia Phrynosomatidae. ​ Es nativo de Chiapas (México) y Guatemala. ​ Su rango altitudinal oscila entre 1200 y 2500 m s.