Xantusia jaycolei explained

Xantusia jaycolei is a species of lizard in the family Xantusiidae. The species is native to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, jaycolei, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles J. "Jay" Cole.^[1]

Geographic range

X. jaycolei is endemic to the Mexican state of Sonora.

Reproduction

X. jaycolei is viviparous.

Further reading

• Bezy RL, Bezy KB, Bolles K (2008). "Two New Species of Night Lizards (Xantusia) from Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 42 (4): 680–688. (Xantusia jaycolei, new species).
• Bezy RL, Rosen PC, Van Devender TR, Enderson EF (2017). "Southern distributional limits of the Sonoran Desert herpeofauna along the mainland coast of northwestern Mexico". Mesoamerican Herpetology 4 (1): 137–167. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
• Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith GR, Rorabaugh JC (2019). "A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Sonora, Mexico, with updated species lists". ZooKeys 829: 131–160.

Notes and References

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