Biology:Spondylurus macleani
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Short description: Species of lizard
| Spondylurus macleani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Spondylurus |
| Species: | S. macleani
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| Binomial name | |
| Spondylurus macleani (G. Mayer & Lazell, 2000)
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Spondylurus macleani, also known commonly as the Carrot Rock skink and the slippery back, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Mabuyinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the islet of Carrot Rock in the British Virgin Islands.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, macleani, is in honor of American evolutionary biologist William P. Maclean III (1943–1991), who was Professor and Department Chair, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Spondylurus macleani is rocky areas with clumps of cacti and Coccoloba uvifera (sea grape).[1]
Reproduction
Spondylurus macleani is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIUCN - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spondylurus macleani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ↑ Template:EponymDictionaryReptiles (Mabuya macleani, p. 165).
Further reading
- Hedges, S.B.; Conn, C.E. (2012). "A new skink fauna from Caribbean islands (Squamata, Mabuyidae, Mabuyinae)". Zootaxa 3288: 1–244.
- Mayer, G.C.; Lazell, J. (2000). "A new species of Mabuya (Sauria: Scincidae) from the British Virgin Islands". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113 (4): 871-886. (Mabuya macleani, new species).
Wikidata ☰ Q3493730 entry
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