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Aspidoscelis danheimae

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Aspidoscelis danheimae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. danheimae
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis danheimae
(Burt, 1929)
Synonyms[2]

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.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, danheimae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of American herpetologist May Danheim Burt, who was the wife of the describer.[2][3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. danheimae are shrubland, rocky areas, and sandy areas, including beach.[1]

Reproduction

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A. danheimae is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Frost, D.R. (2007). "Aspidoscelis danheimae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64261A12751056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64261A12751056.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Aspidoscelis danheimae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ 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).

Further reading

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  • 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).