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Cnemidophorus arenivagus MARKEZICH, COLE & DESSAUER, 1997

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Higher TaxaTeiidae, Teiinae, Gymnophthalmoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymCnemidophorus arenivagus MARKEZICH, COLE & DESSAUER 1997
Cnemidophorus arenivagus — UGUETO et al. 2010
Cnemidophorus arenivagus — HARVEY et al. 2012 
DistributionNW Venezuela (peninsula de Paraguana),
Colombia ? (reported from Guajira peninsula)

Type locality: desertified agricultural area 4 km N of Moruy (11°51'30"N, 69°58'W), Peninsulade Paraguana, Estado Falcon, Venezuela.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MCNG 1402 (field number and frozen tissue number ALM 5983), an adult male collected on 22 July 1993 by Allan L. Markezich. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (47 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentNot in Colombia fide F. Castro (pers. comm.).

Group: member of the lemniscatus group, see C. lemniscatus for details. 
EtymologyThe specific appellation is a noun in apposition, meaning" wanderer of the sand." It refers to the typical duneland or desert scrub habitat of this species.
 
References
  • HARVEY, MICHAEL B.; GABRIEL N. UGUETO & RONALD L. GUTBERLET, Jr. 2012. Review of Teiid Morphology with a Revised Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata). Zootaxa 3459: 1–156 - get paper here
  • Markezich,A.L. et al. 1997. The blue and green whiptail lizards (Squamata: Teiidae: Cnemidophorus) of the peninsula de Paraguana, Venezuela: systematics, ecology, descriptions of two new taxa, and relationships to whiptails of the Guianas. American Museum Novitates (3207): 1-60 - get paper here
  • REEDER, T.W.; CHARLES J. COLE AND HERBERT C. DESSAUER 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 3365: 1-64 - get paper here
  • RIVAS, GILSON A.; CÉSAR R. MOLINA, GABRIEL N. UGUETO, TITO R. BARROS, CÉSAR L. BAR- RIO-AMORÓS & PHILIPPE J. R. KOK 2012. Reptiles of Venezuela: an updated and commented checklist. Zootaxa 3211: 1–64 - get paper here
  • Ugueto, Gabriel N.; Michael B. Harvey, and Gilson A. Rivas 2010. TWO NEW SPECIES OF CNEMIDOPHORUS (SQUAMATA: TEIIDAE) FROM ISLANDS OF THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF VENEZUELA. Herpetological Monographs 23 (1): 123-153 [2009] - get paper here
 
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