Gerrhonotus lugoi
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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 | |
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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.
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.: 162
Geographic distribution
Gerrhonotus lugoi is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo León.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Gerrhonotus lugoi is rocky desert.
Reproduction
Gerrhonotus lugoi, is oviparous.
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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63709A12708137.en.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Desertum lugoi at The Reptile Database
- ↑ 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
- 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).