Английская Википедия:Gray checkered whiptail
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The gray checkered whiptail (Aspidoscelis dixoni), also known commonly as Dixon's whiptail and the gray-checkered whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is native to northern Mexico, and to the United States in southern New Mexico and western Texas.[1]
Taxonomy
Some sources consider the gray checkered whiptail to be a subspecies of the common checkered whiptail, Aspidoscelis tesselatus,[1] whereas others grant it full species status.[2] It is one of many lizard species known to be parthenogenetic.[1]
Etymology
The epithet, dixoni, is in homage of renowned American herpetologist James R. Dixon,[3]
Description
The gray checkered whiptail grows to between Шаблон:Convert in total length (including tail). It is typically gray in color, with 10–12 white or yellow stripes that go the length of the body, often with spotting or checkering on the stripes. It is thin-bodied, with a long tail.Шаблон:Citation needed
Behavior and diet
Like most whiptail lizards, the gray checkered whiptail is diurnal and insectivorous. It is wary, energetic, and fast moving, darting for cover if approached.Шаблон:Citation needed
Habitat
The preferred habitat of A. dixoni is rocky, semi-arid areas with sparse vegetation.Шаблон:Citation needed
Reproduction
A. dixoni is parthenogenic, females lay unfertilized eggs in the mid-summer, which hatch in approximately six weeks.Шаблон:Citation needed
References
Further reading
- Reeder, Tod W; Cole, Charles J.; Dessauer, Herbert C. (2002). "Phylogenetic Relationships of Whiptail Lizards of the Genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A Test of Monophyly, Reevaluation of Karyotypic Evolution, and Review of Hybrid Origins". American Museum Novitates (3365): 1-64. (Aspidoscelis dixoni, new combination, p. 22).
- Scudday, James F. (1973). "A New Species of Lizard of the Cnemidophorus tesselatus Group from Texas". Journal of Herpetology 7 (4): 363-371. (Cnemidophorus dixoni, new species).
- Smith, Hobart M.; Brodie, Edmund D. Jr. (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. Шаблон:ISBN (paperback), Шаблон:ISBN (hardcover). (Cnemidophorus dixoni, p. 100).
External links
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 Шаблон:NRDB species
- ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
<ref>; для сносокIUCNне указан текст - ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Шаблон:ISBN. (Aspidoscelis dixoni, p. 73).
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