Urosaurus gadovi explained

Urosaurus gadovi, also known commonly as Gadow's tree lizard and el arborícola de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, gadovi, is in honor of German ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.^[1]

Geographic range

U. gadovi is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of U. gadovi is forest.

Description

The ventral surface of the body of U. gadovi is blue in both males and females.

Reproduction

U. gadovi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59. (Urosaurus gadovi, p. 31).
• Mittleman MB (1942). "A Summary of the Iguanid Genus Urosaurus ". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 91 (2): 105–181. (Urosaurus gadovi, new combination, pp. 154–156).
• Schmidt KP (1921). "New Species of North American Lizards of the Genera Holbrookia and Uta ". American Museum Novitates (22): 1–6. (Uta gadovi, new species, pp. 3–4).
• Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Urosaurus gadovi, p. 145).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]