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Aspidoscelis sackii

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Aspidoscelis sackii, known commonly as Sack's spotted whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, sackii, is in honor of German explorer Baron Sebastian Albert von Sack.[3]

Geographic range

A. sackii is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Mexico City, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tamaulipas.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. sackii are forest, shrubland, and desert.[1]

Reproduction

A. sackii is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Aspidoscelis.

References

  1. ^ a b Canseco-Márquez L, Campbell JA, Ponce-Campos P, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Aspidoscelis sackii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64285A12753419. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64285A12753419.en. Downloaded on 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Aspidoscelis sackii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 June 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aspidoscelis sackii, p. 231).
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Aspidoscelis sackii: Brief Summary

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Aspidoscelis sackii, known commonly as Sack's spotted whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.

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