Aspidoscelis sonorae
(Lowe and Wright, 1964)
as-peed-oh-SHEL-us — so-NOR-ee
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Taylor et al. (2018, Herpetological Review 49: 636–653) proposed treating the previously recognized species A. flagellicaudus as conspecific with A. sonorae based on an analysis of new morphological data and a review of existing genetic data.
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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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1964
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Lowe, Charles H. and Wright, John W. Species of the Cnemidophorus exsanguis subgroup of whiptail lizards. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 3(2):78-80
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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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Lucchino, Ronald V. Biochemical comparison of two sibling species: Cnemidophorus exsanguis and Cnemidophorus sonorae (Sauria: Teiidae). Journal of Herpetology 7(4):379-380
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1984
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Routman, Eric J. and Arthur C. Hulse. Ecology and reproduction of a parthenogenetic lizard, Cnemidophorus sonorae. Journal of Herpetology 18(4):381-386
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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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2024
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Pillod, David S., Michelle I. Jeffries, Robert S. Arkle, and Deanna H. Olson. Climate futures for lizards and snakes in western North America may result in new species management issues Ecology and Evolution 14(10):1-23
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