Aspidoscelis rodecki
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| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Aspidoscelis
| species = rodecki
| authority = (C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962)
| synonyms = *Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki
{{small|C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962}}
- Cnemidophorus rodecki
{{small|— Maslin & Secoy, 1966}} - Aspidoscelis rodecki
{{small|— Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002}}
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Aspidoscelis rodecki, also known commonly as Rodeck's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, rodecki, is in honor of American entomologist Hugo George Rodeck (1903–2005).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 rodecki, p. 224).
Geographic range
A. rodecki is found in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.{{NRDB species|genus=Aspidoscelis|species=rodecki|accessdate=13 June 2019}}
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. rodecki is the marine intertidal zone.
Reproduction
A. rodecki is an all-female species. Reproduction is oviparous, by parthenogenesis.
References
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Further reading
- Manríquez-Morán, Norma L.; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R. (2012). "Origin and clonal diversity of the parthenogenetic lizard Aspidoscelis rodecki (Squamata: Teiidae): chromosomal evidence". Phyllomedusa 11 (1): 29–36. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- McCoy, Clarence J., Jr.; Maslin, T. Paul (1962). "A Review of the Teiid Lizard Cnemidophorus cozumelus and the Recognition of a New Race, Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki ". Copeia 1962 (3): 620–627. (Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki, new subspecies).
- Reeder, Tod W.; Cole, Charles J.; Dessauer, Herbert C. (2002). "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. (Aspidoscelis rodecki, new combination, p. 22).
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Category:Reptiles described in 1962
Category:Taxa named by Clarence John "Jack" McCoy
Category:Taxa named by T. Paul Maslin
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