Crotaphytus_dickersonae

<i>Crotaphytus dickersonae</i>

Crotaphytus dickersonae

Species of lizard

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Crotaphytus dickersonae, also known commonly as Dickerson's collared lizard, the Mexican collared lizard, the Sonoran collared lizard, and el cachurón de azul de collar in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, dickersonae, is in honor of American herpetologist Mary Cynthia Dickerson.[3]

Geographic range

C. dickersonae is found in the Mexican state of Sonora, not only on the coastline but also on Tiburón Island in the Gulf of California.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. dickersonae are shrubland and rocky areas.[1]

Reproduction

C. dickersonae is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Frost, D.R.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H. (2007). "Crotaphytus dickersonae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64008A12734497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64008A12734497.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Crotaphytus dickersonae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  3. [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. (Crotaphytus dickersonae, p. 72).

Further reading

  • Faber, Lieke; Plasman, Melissa; Duchateau, Marie José (2013). "The use of photo identification on Dickerson's collared lizard (Crotaphytus dickersonae)". Herpetological Review 44 (4): 600–603.
  • Montanucci RR, Axtell RW, Dessauer HC (1975). "Evolutionary Divergence among Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus), with Comments on the Status of Gambelia". Herpetologica 31 (3): 336–347.
  • Schmidt KP (1922). "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Lower California and the Neighboring Islands". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 46: 607–707 + Plates XLVII–LVII. (Crotaphytus dickersonae, new species, pp. 638–639, Figure 2).



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