Aspidoscelis rodecki, also known commonly as Rodeck's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Aspidoscelis rodecki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species:
A. rodecki
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis rodecki
(C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cnemidophorus cozumelus rodecki
    C.J. McCoy & Maslin, 1962
  • Cnemidophorus rodecki
    — Maslin & Secoy, 1966
  • Aspidoscelis rodecki
    Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002

Etymology

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The specific name, rodecki, is in honor of American entomologist Hugo George Rodeck (1903–2005).[3]

Geographic range

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A. rodecki is found in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.[2]

Habitat

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The natural habitat of A. rodecki is the marine intertidal zone.[1]

Reproduction

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A. rodecki is an all-female species. Reproduction is oviparous, by parthenogenesis.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2007). "Aspidoscelis rodecki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64284A12753277. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64284A12753277.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Aspidoscelis rodecki 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 rodecki, p. 224).

Further reading

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  • 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).