Canyon spotted whiptail

Canyon spotted whiptail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. burti
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis burti
(Taylor, 1938)
Synonyms[2]

The canyon spotted whiptail (Aspidoscelis burti) is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northwestern Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States.

Etymology

The specific name, burti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Earle Burt.[3]

Geographic range

A. burti is found in the Mexican state of Sonora and in the U.S. state of Arizona.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. burti are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]

Reproduction

A. burti is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hammerson, G.A.; Frost, D.R.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Aspidoscelis burti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64251A12758644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64251A12758644.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Aspidoscelis burti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aspidoscelis burti, p. 43).

Further reading

  • Reeder TW, Cole CJ, Dessauer HC (2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Whiptail Lizards of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A Test of Monphyly, Reevaluation of Karyotypic Evolution, and Review of Hybrid Origins". American Museum Novitates (3365): 1–61. (Aspidoscelis burti, new combination, p. 22).
  • Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-307-47009-1 (hardcover), ISBN 0-307-13666-3 (paperback). (Cnemidophorus burti, p. 96).
  • Stebbins RC (2003). A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Third Edition. The Peterson Field Guide Series ®. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. xiii + 533 pp. ISBN 978-0-395-98272-3. (Cnemidophorus burti, pp. 318–319).
  • Taylor EH (1938). "Notes on the Herpetological Fauna of the Mexican State of Sonora". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 24 (19): 475–503 + Plate XLIII. (Cnemidophorus burti, new species, pp. 485–487 + Plate XLIII, figure 2).



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