Rediscovered population of Mexican Plateau spotted whiptail lizard, Aspidoscelis septemvittata (Teiidae), from México, D.F.

Authors

Oswaldo Hernández-Gallegos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F., MéxicoFollow
Felipe de Jesús Rodríguez-Romero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F., México and Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México
Petra Sánchez-Nava, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México
Fausto R. Méndez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, D.F., México

Abstract

Multiple surveys carried out by herpetologists in México, D.F., during the 1980s failed to find specimens of Aspidoscelis septemvitatta (Squamata: Teiidae). However, 10 specimens were recently collected to the east of México, D.F., inside a protected area, Sierra de Santa Catarina. The Sierra de Santa Catarina has been heavily modified by human activity and habitation. Morphological and natural history information about the specimens are presented, as well as notes on locality.

Recommended Citation

Hernández-Gallegos, Oswaldo; de Jesús Rodríguez-Romero, Felipe; Sánchez-Nava, Petra; and Méndez, Fausto R. (2009) "Rediscovered population of Mexican Plateau spotted whiptail lizard, Aspidoscelis septemvittata (Teiidae), from México, D.F.," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 69: No. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol69/iss1/6