Biology:Aspidoscelis maslini
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. maslini
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis maslini (Fritts, 1969)
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Aspidoscelis maslini, also known commonly as Maslin's whiptail, Maslin's racerunner, and el huico de Maslin in New World Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula.
Etymology
The specific name, maslini, is in honor of American herpetologist T. Paul Maslin.[2]: 171
Geographic distribution
Aspidoscelis maslini is native to Mexico (Campeche, Quintana Roo), Guatemala (Petén), and Belize.[1]
Habitat
Aspidoscelis maslini has been found in a variety of disturbed habitats, at altitudes from sea level to 200 m (660 ft), including beaches, coconut plantations, and roadsides.[3]
Reproduction
Aspidoscelis maslini is oviparous[1] and parthenogenetic.[3][1]
Taxonomy
Aspidoscelis maslini is a member of the Aspidoscelis cozumela species group.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Aspidoscelis maslini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 June 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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Further reading
- Fritts, T.H. (1969). "The Systematics of the Parthenogenetic Lizards of the Cnemidophorus cozumela Complex". Copeia 1969 (3): 519–535. (Cnemidophorus cozumela maslini, new subspecies).
- Hernández-Gallegos, Oswaldo; López-Moreno, Ana Esthela; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R.; Walker, James M. (2018). "Home range of the parthenogenetic lizard Aspidoscelis maslini (FRITTS, 1969), on a beach strand". Herpetozoa 31 (1/2): 83–86.
- Lee, J.C. (2000). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya World. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-8587-9. 416 pp. (Cnemidophorus maslini).
- Taylor, Harry L.; Walker, James M.; Cordes, James E.; Manning, Glenn J. (2005). "Application of the Evolutionary Species Concept to Parthenogenetic Entities: Comparison of Postformational Divergence in Two Clones of Aspidoscelis tesselata and between Aspidoscelis cozumela and Aspidoscelis maslini (Squamata: Teiidae)". Journal of Herpetology 39 (2): 266–277.
Wikidata ☰ Q2866846 entry
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