Desert Grassland Whiptail
Aspidoscelis uniparens
(Wright and Lowe, 1965)
as-peed-oh-SHEL-us — un-eh-PAR-enz
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Cole et al. (2017, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 161: 285–321) identified two putative natural hybrids between this species and A. arizonae (as A. inornatus); the laboratory-generated species A. priscillae is a product of hybridization between members of the same two species.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.08.10.28.09)
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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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1965
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Wright, John W. and Lowe, Charles H. The rediscovery of Cnemidophorus arizonae Van Denburgh. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 3(3):164-168
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1968
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Wright, John W. Variation in three sympatric sibling species of whiptail lizards, genus Cnemidophorus. Journal of Herpetology 1(1-4):1-20
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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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1971
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Maslin, T. Paul. Conclusive evidence of parthenogenesis in three species of Cnemidophorus (Teiidae). Copeia 1971(1):156-158
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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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