Urosaurus gadovi, also known commonly as Gadow's tree lizard and el arborícola de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1][2]

Urosaurus gadovi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Urosaurus
Species:
U. gadovi
Binomial name
Urosaurus gadovi
(Schmidt, 1921)
Synonyms[2]
  • Uta gadovi
    Schmidt, 1921
  • Urosaurus gadovi
    Mittleman, 1942

Etymology

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The specific name, gadovi, is in honor of German ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.[3]

Geographic range

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U. gadovi is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of U. gadovi is forest.[1]

Description

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The ventral surface of the body of U. gadovi is blue in both males and females.[2]

Reproduction

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U. gadovi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Urosaurus gadovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e Urosaurus gadovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 January 2015.
  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. (Urosaurus gadovi, 96).

Further reading

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  • Liner EA (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59. (Urosaurus gadovi, p. 31).
  • Mittleman MB (1942). "A Summary of the Iguanid Genus Urosaurus ". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College 91 (2): 105–181. (Urosaurus gadovi, new combination, pp. 154–156).
  • Schmidt KP (1921). "New Species of North American Lizards of the Genera Holbrookia and Uta ". American Museum Novitates (22): 1–6. (Uta gadovi, new species, pp. 3–4).
  • Smith HM, Taylor EH (1950). "An Annotated Checklist and Key to the Reptiles of Mexico Exclusive of the Snakes". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (199): 1–253. (Urosaurus gadovi, p. 145).