Parthenogenetic Cnemidophorus tesselatus complex (Sauria: Teiidae): A neotype for diploid C. tesselatus (Say, 1823), redescription of the taxon, and description of a new triploid species

Herpetologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 233-259

  Walker, James M ^a   Cordes, James E ^b   Taylor, Harry L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University Eunice   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cnemidophorus dixoni; Cnemidophorus neotesselatus; Cnemidophorus tesselatus; Morphology; Neotype; New species; Nomenclature; Parthenogenesis; Taxonomy; Unisexual lizards

Indexed keywords

DIPLOID; HYBRIDIZATION; NEW SPECIES; PARTHENOGENESIS; TRIPLOID; WHIPTAIL LIZARD;

USA, COLORADO, OTERO COUNTY, NINEMILE VALLEY; USA, NEW MEXICO, HIDALGO COUNTY; USA, TEXAS, PRESIDIO COUNTY;

CNEMIDOPHORUS DIXONI; CNEMIDOPHORUS GULARIS SEPTEMVITTATUS; CNEMIDOPHORUS MARMORATUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 0031461101     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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