Sceloporus gadoviae

Sceloporus gadoviae, also known commonly as Gadow's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology
The specific name, gadoviae, is in honor of Clara Maud Gadow (née Paget), who was the wife of German-British ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.

Geographic range
S. gadoviae is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. gadoviae is rocky areas in forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,000 –.

Description
S. gadoviae is moderate-sized for its genus. Maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.8 cm. Dorsally, it is olive-brown.

Reproduction
S. gadoviae is oviparous. Clutch size as about four eggs. Each egg measures about 14 x.