Barisia jonesi explained
Barisia jonesi, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, Jones' imbricate alligator lizard, and el escorpión de Jones in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, jonesi, is in honor of American biologist Richard Evan Jones.[2]
Geographic range
B. jonesi is found in the Mexican state of Michoacán.[1]
Further reading
- Guillette LJ Jr, Smith HM (1982). "A Review of the Mexican Lizard Barisia imbricata, and the Description of a New Subspecies". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 85 (1): 13–33. (Barisia imbricata jonesi, new subspecies).
- Smith HM, Burg TM, Chiszar D (2002). "Evolutionary Speciation in the Alligator Lizards of the Genus Barisia". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 38 (1): 23-26. (Barisia ciliaris, new taxonomic status).
Notes and References
- www.reptile-database.org
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
