Gerrhonotus lugoi

Gerrhonotus lugoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Gerrhonotus
Species:	G. lugoi
Binomial name
Gerrhonotus lugoi C.J. McCoy, 1970
Synonyms [2]
Barisia lugoi (C.J. McCoy, 1970) Desertum lugoi (C.J. McCoy, 1970)

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.

Habitat

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

Reproduction

Gerrhonotus lugoi, is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. Species Desertum lugoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• 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).
• 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).