Aspidoscelis rodecki

Aspidoscelis rodecki
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. rodecki
Binomial name
	Aspidoscelis rodecki; (C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962)
Synonyms
	Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki; C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962; Cnemidophorus rodecki; — Maslin & Secoy, 1966; Aspidoscelis rodecki; — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002;

Last updated September 29, 2025

Aspidoscelis rodecki, also known commonly as Rodeck's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

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

1 2 Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2007). "Aspidoscelis rodecki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64284A12753277. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64284A12753277.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 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).

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". Phyllomedusa11 (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 ". Copeia1962 (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).
Walker, J.M. (2012). "Aspidocelis rodecki (Rodeck's whiptail). Life History". Herpetological Review. 43 (2): 330–332.

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[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] 1 2 Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2007). "Aspidoscelis rodecki ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T64284A12753277. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64284A12753277.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Aspidoscelis rodecki at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 13 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 rodecki, p. 224).

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