Petrosaurus slevini (VAN DENBURGH, 1922)
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Higher Taxa | Phrynosomatidae, Sceloporinae, Iguania, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Banded Rock Lizard S: Lagarto de Roca Bandeado |
Synonym | Uta slevini VAN DENBURGH 1922 Streptosaurus slevini — MITTLEMAN 1942: 112 Streptosaurus slevini — SMITH & TAYLOR 1950: 91 Petrosaurus slevini — ETHERIDGE 1964 Petrosaurus slevini — GRISMER 1999 Petrosaurus slevini — JONES & LOVICH 2009 Petrosaurus slevini — WERNING 2014 Petrosaurus slevini — HEIMES 2022 |
Distribution | Mexico (Baja California: Islas Ángel de La Guarda and Mejía); Type locality: Mejia Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: CAS 50506 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | GRISMER (1999) elevated Petrosaurus mearnsi slevini to full (evolutionary) species status based on its “darker dorsal color pattern, a nonreticulate opposed to reticulate gular pattern, and larger body size [max. SVL = 101 mm vs. 86 mm] relative to P. m. mearnsi”. |
Etymology | Named after Joseph Richard Slevin, of the California Academy of Sciences, collector of the holotype. |
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