Aspidoscelis rodecki
Aspidoscelis rodecki, also known commonly as Rodeck's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
| Aspidoscelis rodecki | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Teiidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoscelis |
| Species: | A. rodecki |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoscelis rodecki (C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, rodecki, is in honor of American entomologist Hugo George Rodeck (1903–2005).[3]
Geographic range
A. rodecki is found in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. rodecki is the marine intertidal zone.[1]
Reproduction
A. rodecki is an all-female species. Reproduction is oviparous, by parthenogenesis.[2]
References
- Lee J, Calderón Mandujano R (2007). "Aspidoscelis rodecki ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64284A12753277. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64284A12753277.en. Downloaded on 13 June 2019.
- Aspidoscelis rodecki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 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 rodecki, p. 224).
Further reading
- Manríquez-Morán, Norma L.; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R. (2012). "Origin and clonal diversity of the parthenogenetic lizard Aspidoscelis rodecki (Squamata: Teiidae): chromosomal evidence". Phyllomedusa 11 (1): 29–36. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- McCoy, Clarence J., Jr.; Maslin, T. Paul (1962). "A Review of the Teiid Lizard Cnemidophorus cozumelus and the Recognition of a New Race, Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki ". Copeia 1962 (3): 620–627. (Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki, new subspecies).
- Reeder, Tod W.; Cole, Charles J.; Dessauer, Herbert C. (2002). "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 rodecki, new combination, p. 22).
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