Biology:Aspidoscelis danheimae
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. danheimae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis danheimae (Burt, 1929)
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Aspidoscelis danheimae, also known commonly as the Isla San José whiptail, the San Jose Island blue-throated whiptail, and el huico de la Isla San José in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Isla San José in Baja California Sur, Mexico.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, danheimae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of American herpetologist May Danheim Burt, who was the wife of the describer.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of A. danheimae are shrubland, rocky areas, and sandy areas, including beach.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Aspidoscelis danheimae 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 danheimae, p. 64).
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Further reading
- Burt CE (1929). "The Genus of Teiid Lizards, Verticaria Cope, 1869, Considered as a Synonym of Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1830, with a Key to the Primitive Genera of the Teiidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 42: 153–156. (Cnemidophorus hyperythrus danheimae, new name, p. 154).
- Grismer LL (1999). "Phylogeny, taxonomy, and biogeography of Cnemidophorus hyperythrus and C. ceralbensis (Squamata: Teiidae) in Baja California, México". Herpetologica 55 (1): 28–42. (Cnemidophorus danheimae, elevated to species status).
- Reeder TW, Cole CJ, Dessauer HC (2202). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Whiptail Lizards of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A Test of Monophyly, Reevaluation of Karyotypic Evolution, and Review of Hybrid Origins". American Museum Novitates (3365): 1–61. (Aspidoscelis danheimae, new combination, p. 22).
- Van Denburgh J (1895). "A Review of the Herpetology of Lower California. Part I—Reptiles". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Second Series 5: 77–162 + Plates IV–XIV. (Verticaria sericea, new species, pp. 132–133 + Plate XII, figures a–e).
Wikidata ☰ Q2866834 entry
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