Sceloporus gadoviae
Sceloporus gadoviae, also known commonly as Gadow's spiny lizard and la espinosa de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.[2] The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]
| Sceloporus gadoviae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Phrynosomatidae |
| Genus: | Sceloporus |
| Species: | S. gadoviae |
| Binomial name | |
| Sceloporus gadoviae Boulenger, 1905 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
The specific name, gadoviae, is in honor of Clara Maud Gadow (née Paget), who was the wife of German-British ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.[3]
Geographic range
S. gadoviae is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. gadoviae is rocky areas in forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]
Description
S. gadoviae is moderate-sized for its genus. Maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 6.8 cm (2.7 in). Dorsally, it is olive-brown.[4]
Reproduction
S. gadoviae is oviparous.[2] Clutch size as about four eggs.[4] Each egg measures about 14 mm × 7.5 mm (0.55 in × 0.30 in).[4]
References
- Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Sceloporus gadoviae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64104A12743550.
- Sceloporus gadoviae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 November 2021.
- 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. (Sceloporus gadoviae, p. 96).
- Smith HM (1939). "The Mexican and Central American Lizards of the Genus Sceloporus ". Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 26: 1–397. (Sceloporus gadoviae, pp. 373–377).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1905). "Descriptions of new Reptiles discovered in Mexico by Dr. H. Gadow, F.R.S." Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1905 (2): 245–247 + Plates VI–VII. (Sceloporus gadoviae, new species, pp. 246–247 + Plate VII, figure 1, four views).
- Larsen KR, Tanner WW (1975). "Evolution of the sceloporine lizards (Iguanidae)". Great Basin Naturalist 35 (1): 1–20. (Lysoptychus gadoviae, new combination).
- Liner EA (1994). Scientific and Common Names for the Amphibians and Reptiles of Mexico in English and Spanish: Nombres Científicos y Comunes en Ingles y Español de los Anfibios y los Reptiles de México. Herpetological Circular No. 23. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). iii + 113 pp. (Sceloporus gadoviae) (in English and Spanish).