Aspidoscelis scalaris
(Cope, 1892)
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Esquivel-Ramírez et al. (2021, Acta Zoologica 102: 129–142) found that A. scalaris and A.gularis form separate mtDNA clades, but they did not include samples from near the type locality of septemvittatus. Despite treating the two forms as conspecific, Hall (2016, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Texas at Arlington) found strong genetic differentiation in RADseq data between A. scalaris septemvittatus and A. gularis gularis.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Texas
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1892
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Cope, Edward D. Color patterns in Cnemidophorus. American Naturalist 25:1135-1136
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1931
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Burt, Charles E. A study of the teiid lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus with special reference to their phylogenetic relationships. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (154):1-286
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1970
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Gorman, George C. Chromosomes and the systematics of the family Teiidae (Sauria, Reptilia). Copeia 1970(2):230-245
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2002
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Reeder, Tod W., Charles J. Cole, and Herbert C. Dessauer. Phylogenetic relationships of Whiptail lizards of the genus Cnemidophorus (Squamata: Teiidae): A test of monophyly, reevaluation of karyotypic evolution, and review of hybrid origins. American Museum Novitates (3365):1-61
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