Sceloporus malachiticus

This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Emerald swift
In Antigua Guatemala
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Phrynosomatidae
Genus:	Sceloporus
Species:	S. malachiticus
Binomial name
Sceloporus malachiticus Cope, 1864
Synonyms
Sceloporus irazuensis Günther, 1890 Sceloporus formosus malachiticus - H.M. Smith, 1939 Sceloporus malachiticus - F. Schmidt et al., 1999

Sceloporus malachiticus, the emerald swift or green spiny lizard, is a species of small lizard in the Phrynosomatidae family, native to Central America.