Sceloporus gadoviae explained
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. The species is endemic to Mexico.
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.[1]
Geographic range
S. gadoviae is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of S. gadoviae is rocky areas in forest and shrubland, at altitudes of .
Description
S. gadoviae is moderate-sized for its genus. Maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) is . Dorsally, it is olive-brown.[2]
Reproduction
S. gadoviae is oviparous. Clutch size as about four eggs.[2] Each egg measures about .[2]
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).
Notes and References
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