Aspidoscelis laredoensis
(McKinney, Kay and Anderson, 1973)
as-peed-oh-SHEL-us — lur-ai-doe-EN-sis
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
There are no current SSAR comments for this taxon.
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Texas
Etymology:
A parthenogenetic whiptail lizard found near Laredo, Texas.
Aspidoscelis — Greek aspis = “shield” + skelos = “leg,” meaning “shield-legged,” likely referencing the scaly limbs.
laredoensis — Latinized toponym meaning “from Laredo,” indicating its geographic origin.
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1931
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Burt, Charles E. A study of the teiid lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus with special reference to their phylogenetic relationships. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (154):1-286
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1970
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Gorman, George C. Chromosomes and the systematics of the family Teiidae (Sauria, Reptilia). Copeia 1970(2):230-245
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1973
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McKinney, Charles O., Fenton R. Kay, and Robert A. Anderson. A new all-female species of the genus Cnemidophorus. Herpetologica 29:361-366
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1976
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Bickham, J. W., C. O. McKinney, and M. F. Mathews. Karyotypes of the parthenogenetic whiptail lizard Cnemidophorus laredoensis and its presumed parental species (Sauria: Teiidae). Herpetologica 32(4):395-399
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1983
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Wright, J. W., C. Spolsky, and W. M. Brown. The origin of the parthenogenetic lizard Cnemidophorus laredoensis inferred from mitochondrial DNA analysis. Herpetologica 39(4):410-416
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1998
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Paulissen, Mark A. and Walker, James M. Cnemidophorus laredoensis Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (673):1-5
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2002
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Reeder, Tod W., Charles J. Cole, and Herbert C. Dessauer. 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):1-61
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