Gerrhonotus lugoi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Gerrhonotus |
| Species: | G. lugoi
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| Gerrhonotus lugoi C.J. McCoy, 1970
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Gerrhonotus lugoi, also known commonly as Lugo's alligator lizard and la lagartija escorpion de Lugo in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lugoi, is in honor of José "Pepe" Lugo Guajardo of Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico, who for many years acted as a guide for scientists conducting fieldwork in the area.
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Gerrhonotus lugoi is rocky desert.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Gerrhonotus lugoi, is oviparous.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lavin, P.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Hammerson, G.A.; Gadsden, H.; Vazquez Díaz, J. (2007). "Gerrhonotus lugoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63709A12708137. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Desertum lugoi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Blair, C.; Bryson, R.W.; García-Vázquez, U.O.; Nieto-Montes de Oca, A.; Lazcano, D.; McCormack, J.E.; Klicka, J. (2021). "Phylogenomics of alligator lizards elucidate diversification patterns across the Mexican Transition Zone and support the recognition of a new genus". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 135 (1): 25–39. (Desertum lugoi, new combination).
- McCoy, C.J. (1970). "A New Alligator Lizard (Genus Gerrhonotus) from the Cuatro Cienegas Basin, Coahuila, Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 15 (1): 37–44. (Gerrhonotus lugoi, new species).
- Waddick, James W.; Smith, Hobart M. (1974). "The significance of the scale characteristics in evaluation of the lizard genera Gerrhonotus, Elgaria, and Barisia ". Great Basin Naturalist. 34 (4): 257–266. (Barisia lugoi, new combination).