Gerrhonotus farri

Gerrhonotus farri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Gerrhonotus
Species:	G. farri
Binomial name
	Gerrhonotus farri; Bryson & Graham, 2010

Gerrhonotus farri, also known commonly as Farr's alligator lizard and the Tamaulipan alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to northeastern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, farri, is in honor of American herpetologist William L. Farr, who collected the holotype.

Geographic range

G. farri is endemic to the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

Description

The holotype of G. farri has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in). It has smooth dorsal scales, and its head is distinctly wider than its neck.

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of G. farri is unknown.

References

1 2 3 4 Species Gerrhonotus farri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. (Gerrhonotus farri, p. 88).

Bryson RW, Graham RW (2010). "A New Alligator Lizard from Northeastern Mexico". Herpetologica 66 (1): 92–98. (Gerrhonotus farri, new species).
Terán-Juárez SA, García-Padilla E, Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD (2016). "The herpetofauna of Tamaulipas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 3: 43–113. (Gerrhonotus farri, p. 56). (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).

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

[2] 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. (Gerrhonotus farri, p. 88).