Aspidoscelis rodecki

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Aspidoscelis rodecki
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. rodecki
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis rodecki
(C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962)
Synonyms [2]
  • Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki
    C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962
  • Cnemidophorus rodecki
    — Maslin & Secoy, 1966
  • Aspidoscelis rodecki
    Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002

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

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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

  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.
  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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