Aspidoscelis

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iAspidoscelis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Teiidae
Genus: Aspidoscelis

Aspidoscelis is a genus of whiptail lizards, from the family Teiidae. The nomenclature for this genus has recently been published by T. W. Reeder et al. in 2002. Many species that were Cnemidophorus are now considered Aspidoscelis based upon divergent characters between the two groups.

[edit] References

  • Reeder, Tod; Dessauer, Herbert C.; Cole, Charles J. (2002): 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 no. 3365: 1-61. [1]
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