Biology:Canyon spotted whiptail

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Short description: Species of lizard

Canyon spotted whiptail
Aspidoscelis burti.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. burti
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis burti
(Taylor, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cnemidophorus burti
    Taylor, 1938
  • Aspidoscelis burti
    — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002

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

A. burti is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Aspidoscelis burti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 June 2019.
  2. 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