Overview
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Newman's Knob-Scaled Lizard
Description
Habitat
Ecology: Animals are found in rock crevices, within areas of highly eroded
karst limestone in closed-canopy tropical
deciduous and oak forest
, pine forest, areas of dense second growth forest and citrus/coffee plantations (Lemos-Espinal et al. 2000; Lemos-Espinal et al. 2003). This is a viviparous species with a gestation period
of approximately 11 to 12 months, a biennial reproductive cycle, and a litter size
of one or two young. Interestingly, this species may possibly shows post-hatching parental care (Lemos-Espinal et al. 1997). Individuals have relatively small home-ranges and are largely sedentary
(Lemos-Espinal et al. 1997).[1]
List of Habitats
:1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
6Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs
, mountain peaks)
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
()
- Infraorder:
Anguimorpha
()
- Family:
Xenosauridae
()
- Subfamily:
Xenosaurinae
()
- Genus:
Xenosaurus
()
- Peters
- Specific name:
newmanorum
- Taylor
- Scientific name: - Xenosaurus newmanorum Taylor
- Specific name:
newmanorum
- Taylor
- Genus:
Xenosaurus
(
- Subfamily:
Xenosaurinae
(
- Family:
Xenosauridae
(
- Infraorder:
Anguimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Lacertilia
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Xenosaurus grandis newmanorum Lynch & Smith 1965: 170
- Xenosaurus newmanorum — Liner 1994
- Xenosaurus newmanorum — PÉrez Ramos Et Al. 2000
- Xenosaurus newmanorum — Smith & Taylor 1950: 208
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Uetz P.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Xenosaurus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 14 species and subspecies in this genus:
X. fasciatus · X. grandis (Knob-Scaled Lizard) · X. grandis agrenon · X. grandis arboreus · X. grandis grandis (Knob-Scaled Lizard) · X. grandis rackhami · X. grandis sanmartinensis · X. newmanorum (Newman's Knob-Scaled Lizard) · X. penai · X. phalaroanthereon · X. phalaroantheron · X. platyceps (Flathead Knob-Scaled Lizard) · X. rackhami · X. rectocollaris (Pallid Knob-Scaled Lizard)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 208, p. 226.
- Camarillo (1998) Herp. Rev. 29 (1): 52
- Camarillo, R.J.L. 1998. Geographic Distribution. Xenosaurus newmanorum. Herpetological Review 29(1): 52.
- Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed. 1993. Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. iv + 73. ISBN: 0-911239-42-1.
- King et al. (1968) Bull. Florida St. Mus., Biol. Sci. 12: 93-123.
- King, W. and Thompson, F.G. 1968. A review of the American lizards of the genus Xenosaurus Peters. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 12: 93-123.
- Lemnos-Espinal, J.A., Ballinger, R.E. and Smith, G.R. 2000. Xenosaurus newmanorum. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 714: 1-2.
- Lemos-Espinal, J.A., Smith, G.R. and Ballinger, R.E. 1997. Neonate-female associations in Xenosaurus newmanorum: A case of parental care in a lizard? Herpetological Review 28(1): 22-23.
- Lynch et al. (1965) Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 68 (1): 163-172
- Pérez et al. (2000) Herpetologica 56 (4): 500-506
- Taylor (1949) Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 33 (2): 169-215
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Lavin, P. & Mendoza Quijano, F. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
- Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2546557
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-33257
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 586166
- IUCN ID: 64370
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 140590
Footnotes
- Lavin, P. & Mendoza Quijano, F. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008. [back]
