Biology:Canyon spotted whiptail
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Short description: Species of lizard
Canyon spotted whiptail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Teiidae |
Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
Species: | A. burti
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Binomial name | |
Aspidoscelis burti (Taylor, 1938)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[2]
Geographic range
A. burti is found in the Mexican state of Sonora and in the U.S. state of Arizona.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. burti are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aspidoscelis burti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 June 2019.
- ↑ 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).
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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).
Wikidata ☰ Q2866829 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon spotted whiptail.
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