| Xenosaurus newmanorum | |
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| Geographic distribution of Xenosaurus newmanorum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Xenosauridae |
| Genus: | Xenosaurus |
| Species: | X. newmanorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenosaurus newmanorum Taylor, 1949
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Xenosaurus newmanorum, also known commonly as Newman's knob-scaled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Xenosauridae. The species is endemic to Mexico.2
Etymology
The specific name, newmanorum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of American zoologist Robert J. Newman and his wife Marcella Newman.3: 189
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Xenosaurus newmanorum is rocky areas in forest, at elevations of 1,100–2,000 m (3,600–6,600 ft), but it has also been found in plantations of citrus fruits and coffee.1
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of Xenosaurus newmanorum has been described as viviparous1 and as ovoviviparous.2 Litter size is only one or two young.1 The gestation period lasts approximately one year, and the female only bears young every other year.1
References
References
- Lavin, P.; Mendoza Quijano, F. (2007). "Xenosaurus newmanorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. IUCN: e.T64370A12774993. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- Xenosaurus newmanorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 April 2022.
- Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
Further reading
Further reading
- Lemos-Espinal, J.A.; Smith, G.R.; Ballinger, R.E. (1998). "Thermal Ecology of the Crevice-dwelling Lizard, Xenosaurus newmanorum ". Journal of Herpetology. 32 (1): 141–144.
- Taylor, E.H. (1948). "A Preliminary Account of the Herpetology of the State of San Luis Potosí, México". University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 33 (1): 169–215. (Xenosaurus newmanorum, new species, pp. 183–187).