Xenosaurus newmanorum

Xenosaurus newmanorum
Geographic distribution of Xenosaurus newmanorum
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Xenosauridae
Genus:	Xenosaurus
Species:	X. newmanorum
Binomial name
Xenosaurus newmanorum Taylor, 1949
Synonyms [2]
Xenosaurus grandis newmanorum Taylor, 1949

Xenosaurus newmanorum, also known commonly as Newman's knob-scaled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xenosauridae. The species is endemic to Mexico. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, newmanorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman. ^{[3] : 189}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Xenosaurus newmanorum is rocky areas in forest, at elevations of 1,100–2,000 m (3,600–6,600 ft), but it has also been found in plantations of citrus fruits and coffee. ^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of Xenosaurus newmanorum has been described as viviparous ^[1] and as ovoviviparous. ^[2] Litter size is only one or two young. ^[1] The gestation period lasts approximately one year, and the female only bears young every other year. ^[1]

References

1. Lavin, P.; Mendoza Quijano, F. (2007). "Xenosaurus newmanorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007. IUCN: e.T64370A12774993. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
2. Xenosaurus newmanorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 5 April 2022.
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.

Further reading

• Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R.; Ballinger, R.E. (1998). "Thermal Ecology of the Crevice-dwelling Lizard, Xenosaurus newmanorum ". Journal of Herpetology. 32 (1): 141–144.
• Taylor, E.H. (1948). "A Preliminary Account of the Herpetology of the State of San Luis Potosí, México". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 33 (1): 169–215. (Xenosaurus newmanorum, new species, pp. 183–187).