Aspidoscelis gularis

Aspidoscelis gularis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gymnophthalmoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Superfamilia: Gymnophthalmoidea

Familia: Teiidae
Subfamilia: Teiinae
Genus: Aspidoscelis
Species: Aspidoscelis gularis
Subspecies (6): A. g. colossus – A. g. gularis – A. g. pallidus – A. g. semiannulatus – A. g. semifasciatus – A. g. septemvittatus

Name

Aspidoscelis gularis (Baird & Girard, 1852)

• Lectotype: USNM 3022a, collected by John H. Clark, date unknown. [designated by Smith & Taylor (1950: 184)]
• Type locality: “From Indianola, (Texas,) and the valley of the Rio San Pedro, a tributary of the Rio Grande del Norte”, restricted to “mouth of Devils River, Texas” by Smith & Taylor (1950: 184).

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus gularis Baird & Girard, 1852: 128 [original combination]
• Aspidoscelis gularis — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002: 22 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Baird, S.F. & Girard, C. 1852. Characteristics of some new reptiles in the Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Second Part. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6: 125–129. BHL Reference page. 
• Reeder, T.W., Cole, C.J. & Dessauer, H.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: 1–64. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)365<0001:PROWLO>2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/2854 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aspidoscelis gularis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 October 2019.
• Hammerson, G.A., Lavin, P. & Mendoza Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Aspidoscelis gularis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64267A12759565. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64267A12759565.en

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Spotted Whiptail