Gerrhonotus lugoi

Gerrhonotus lugoi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Gerrhonotus
Species:	G. lugoi
Binomial name
	Gerrhonotus lugoi; C.J. McCoy, 1970
Synonyms
	Barisia lugoi; (C.J. McCoy, 1970); Desertum lugoi; (C.J. McCoy, 1970);

Last updated September 30, 2025

Gerrhonotus lugoi, also known commonly as Lugo's alligator lizard and la lagartija escorpion de Lugo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, lugoi, is in honor of José "Pepe" Lugo Guajardo of Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, who for many years acted as a guide for scientists conducting fieldwork in the area.^[3]^: 162

Geographic distribution

Gerrhonotus lugoi is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Gerrhonotus lugoi is rocky desert.^[1]

Reproduction

Gerrhonotus lugoi, is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Lavin, P.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H.; Vazquez Díaz, J. (2007). "Gerrhonotus lugoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63709A12708137. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Species Desertum lugoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Blair, C.; Bryson, R.W.; García-Vázquez, U.O.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A.; Lazcano, D.; McCormack, J.E.; Klicka, J. (2021). "Phylogenomics of alligator lizards elucidate diversification patterns across the Mexican Transition Zone and support the recognition of a new genus". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 135 (1): 25–39. (Desertum lugoi, new combination).
García-Vázquez, Uri Omar; García-Padilla, Elí; Herrera-Enríquez, Gerson Josué (2016). "First record of the alligator lizard Gerrhonotus lugoi (Squamata: Anguidae) for the state of Nuevo León, Mexico". Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 87: 1399–1401. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
McCoy, C.J. (1970). "A New Alligator Lizard (Genus Gerrhonotus) from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Coahuila, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 15 (1): 37–44. (Gerrhonotus lugoi, new species).
Waddick, James W.; Smith, Hobart M. (1974). "The significance of the scale characteristics in evaluation of the lizard genera Gerrhonotus, Elgaria, and Barisia ". Great Basin Naturalist. 34 (4): 257–266. (Barisia lugoi, new combination).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 Lavin, P.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H.; Vazquez Díaz, J. (2007). "Gerrhonotus lugoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63709A12708137. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Species Desertum lugoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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