Species of lizard
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]
Etymology
The specific name, gadovi, is in honor of German ornithologist Hans Friedrich Gadow.[3]
Geographic range
U. gadovi is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Jalisco, and Michoacán.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of U. gadovi is forest.[1]
Description
The ventral surface of the body of U. gadovi is blue in both males and females.[2]
Reproduction
U. gadovi is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Urosaurus gadovi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Urosaurus gadovi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 January 2015.
- ^ 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
- 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).
