Sceloporus torquatus, the crevice swift, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. It inhabits the center of Mexico, specifically, the west of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.
Naming The subspecies Sceloporus torquatus mikeprestoni was named by Hobart Muir Smith and José Ticul Álvarez in honor of professor emeritus of English, Michael J. Preston.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . ("Preston", p. 211).
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