Aspidoscelis uniparens

Aspidoscelis uniparens

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 uniparens

Name

Aspidoscelis uniparens (Wright & Lowe, 1965)

• Holotype: UAZ 5278, adult ♀, collected by John W. Wright, R.L. Bezy and C.H. Lowe on 15 July 1962.
• Type locality: “Fairbank, Cochise County, Arizona”.

Combinations

• Cnemidophorus uniparens Wright & Lowe, 1965: 167 [original combination]
• Cnemidophorus velox uniparens — Smith, 1987 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]
• Aspidoscelis uniparens — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002: 22 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Unites States: Arizona and New Mexico.
• Mexico: Sonora and Chihuahua.

References

Primary references

• Wright, J.W. & Lowe Jr, C.H. 1965. The rediscovery of Cnemidophorus arizonae Van Denburgh. Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science 3(3): 164–168.
• 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 uniparens. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 June 2023.
• Hammerson, G.A. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. IUCN: Aspidoscelis uniparens  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64291A12754846. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64291A12754846.en. Accessed on 29 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Desert Grassland Whiptail