Behavioral aspects of reproduction in teiids have received some attention anderson and vitt, 1990. Explore patrick alexanders 11,047 photos on flickr. The little striped whiptail lizard aspidoscelis inornatus in arizona. Common spotted whiptail aspidoscelis gularis inaturalist. List of plant families and species recorded in monitoring quadrats during restoration. This page serves supplemental imagery for a paper entitled assembling the squamate tree of life. It was typically poking slowly around within about twenty feet of the picnic table at our campsite, and would race off as whiptails do when i went to get my camera. The sides are black or brown between the bright stripes. The reticulations are dark gray or black on the anterior portion of the sides.
Pdf ecology of the whiptail lizard cnemidophorus deppii. He also suggested that the apparent absence of whiptails from the pleistocene of dark canyon cave and dry cave may. The sixlined racerunner is a slim lizard with a pointed snout, and a tail nearly twice its body length. Hatchlings have a light, skyblue tail, but otherwise resemble the adults. Pdf the whiptail lizard cnemidophorus deppii was studied during late dry season on a tropical beach. Origins and evolution in the aspidoscelis cozumela complex of parthenogenetic teiid lizards. Tiger whiptail aspidoscelis tigris reptiles of arizona. I didnt have nearly enough time to take a photo, but the image of that surprised whiptail and lightningfast predator will be burned into my brain for some time to come. Most aspects of the ecology of this species are similar to those. The nomenclature for the genus aspidoscelis was published by t. Posts about aspidoscelis tigris stejnegeri written by earthknight. Earlier studies have shown that these species originated as a result of 2 independent hybridization events between females of a.
Media in category aspidoscelis tigris the following 34 files are in this category, out of 34 total. The only subspecies of sixlined racerunner in iowa is the prairie racerunner, aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis. Applegarth 1979 inspected 743 identifiable lizard items from dark canyon cave without finding aspidoscelis, leading him to suggest that rickarts 1977 record from that cave may have represented contamination from the postpleistocene. Seasonal breeding in the western mexican whiptail lizard.
Aspidoscelis cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis western whiptail 10304893085. The female reproductive cycle often exhibits intra and interspecific variation in lizards fitch, 1970. Aspidoscelis gularis gularis has no protected status in either texas or new mexico. Racerunners are found in all the counties bordering the mississippi river in eastern iowa northward into southeastern minnesota. Older sixlined racerunners have a green tint on the front of the body. One to four unfertilized eggs are laid in midsummer. Aspidoscelis flagellicauda x aspidoscelis sonorae complex. The species is native to central america and southern mexico. Behlke bulletin of the peabody museum of natural history, 53, 3308, 2012. Little sycamore trail, laguna coast wilderness park, laguna beach, ca.
Pdf the little striped whiptail lizard aspidoscelis. Temperature responses in freeliving amphibians and reptiles of northeastern. A sixlined racerunner, aspidoscelis sexlineata, from muscatine county, iowa. The texas spotted whiptail cnemidophorus gularis or aspidocelis gularis is a species of longtailed lizard native to the southern united states, in texas, new. Higher taxa, teiidae, teiinae, gymnophthalmoidea, sauria, squamata lizards. The coachwhip saw us and decided that we looked more frightening than the whiptail looked tasty, so quickly fled into the nearest cover. Application of the evolutionary species concept to. Aspidoscelis deppii, known commonly as the blackbelly racerunner, is a species of lizard in the family teiidae. Aspidoscelis tigris aethiops sonorasinaloa desert whiptail size and reproduction. Mean value of reproductive characteristics of aspidoscelis deppii and a. Fulltext is provided in portable document format pdf.
Female reproductive cycle and clutch size of aspidoscelis. Sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata minnesota. Free ranging domestic dogs are the world most common exotic carnivore species that could negatively interact with the native wildlife as predators, competitors, and disease vectors. Nota cientifica short communication by acta zoologica mexicana nueva serie. Learn how to pronounce aspidoscelis and more about the aspidoscelis word at. Aspidoscelis ungusticeps cope 1878 and aspidoscelis deppii wiegmann 1834. Panpeninsular pattern of morphological variation in aspidoscelis hyperythra squamata. Response of sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata. Zoology and wildlife conservation biological sciences alimentos aspectos sociales productos. From wickipedia 8616 flagellicauda flagellum whip and nl caudus tailed references the long slender tail, typical of genus. Phylogenetic relationships of whiptail lizards of the genus. This refers to the six light longitudinal lines found on the dorsum. To view articles you must have the free adobe acrobat reader.
This large whiptail was obviously a campground veteran, and we saw it on multiple occasions over a couple of days. Aspidoscelis deppii blackbellied racerunner predation by great egrets. Perspectives from the phenotype and the fossil record by j. Aspidoscelis fitzinger, 1843, is resurrected for the north american cnemidophorus clade containing the deppii, sexlineatus, and tigris species groups and the. Sonorae of the sonoran desert references the region of occurrence. Semester 1 march through september 2007, 2 october 2007.
Ecology of the whiptail lizard cnemidophorus deppii on a tropical. The backs is brown, and may have a faint stripe down the middle. Mesoamerican herpetology find, read and cite all the research you need on. Chihuahuan spotted whiptail aspidoscelis exsanguis. Aptly named, this lizard has six yellowishgreen, white, or pale blue. Aspidoscelis is a genus of whiptail lizards in the family teiidae. Aspidoscelis deppii blackbellied racerunner predation by turkey vulture. Activity patterns and movements of free ranging bluetongue lizards. Pdf ecology of the whiptail lizard cnemidophorus deppii on a. The whiptail lizard cnemidophorus deppii was studied during late dry season on a tropical beach on the pacific coast of nicaragua. The question of why certain reptiles have forked tongues has led to a wide variety of strange ideas through history, but the truth of the matter seems to be that the tongue is part of a directional chemical sensor the sensory apparatus is the vermonasal organ which is located moreorless on the roof of the mouth. Aspidoscelis species aspidoscelis hyperythra name homonyms aspidoscelis hyperythra cope, 1864 aspidoscelis hyperythra reeder et al. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Litt,5 scott pokswinski,1 and craig guyer2 abstract sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata is an indi.
Temperate species of aspidoscelis show a seasonal female reproductive cycle with increased activity during spring and summer lasting for 5 or less months, mainly within the rainy season. Two subspecies, the prairie racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata viridis and sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata sexlineata, intergrade in the state. Martinezfonseca and others published aspidoscelis deppii weigmann, 1834. Activity patterns and temporal niche partitioning of dogs. Pdf aspidoscelis deppii diet nature notes researchgate. The abstract is as follows we assembled a dataset of 192 carefully selected species 51 extinct. In our region, this species occurs throughout much of texas except for extreme east texas and in southeastern new mexico. Sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata reptiles. In texas, aspidoscelis sexlineata cover the eastern threequarters of the state. Sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata special concern. Eastern sixlined racerunner virginia herpetological society. In tropical species, both seasonal and continuous patterns have. Sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata species in greatest conservation need.
Mas em 2002 foi reclassificada como aspidoscelis marmorata. Many species that were formerly included in the genus cnemidophorus are now considered aspidoscelis based upon divergent characters between the two groups. Cnemidophorus is a genus of lizards in the family teiidae. Pdf reproductive characteristics of two syntopic, widely. Lizards of the genus aspidoscelis differ from all other cnemidophorine lizards by the combined attributes of absence of basal tongue sheath, posterior portion of tongue clearly forked, smooth. Journal of herpetology publishes on the biology of amphibians and reptiles, emphasis on behavior, conservation, ecology, evolution, morphology, and physiology. Growth form is indicated as well as semester of appearance and presence throughout the monitoring. Response of sixlined racerunner aspidoscelis sexlineata to habitat restoration in firesuppressed longleaf pine pinus palustris sandhills david a. Phylogenetic relationships of whiptail lizards of the. Aspidoscelis shieldleg from the ancient greek aspido shield and skelos leg. The body is marked with dark reticulations or marbling, light spots, and faint, light stripes.