Xenosaurus newmanorum Taylor, 1949 (Squamata: Xenosauridae): Occurrence in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico

By

Lara Tufiño, José Daniel
Ramírez-Bautista, Aurelio
Hernández-Austria, Raquel
Wilson, Larry David
Berriozabal-Islas, Christian

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013-10-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

9

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1101--1103

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/9.5.1101

 

Abstract

Herein we report 22 individuals of Xenosaurus newmanorum representing a new state record for Hidalgo, Mexico from the Municipality of Pisaflores. Previously, this species was known only from the Municipality of Xilitla in San Luis Potosí. These new records extend the distribution of this species 13.6 km south of its previously known occurrence. We also compare total body and tail lengths for the lizards in addition to cloacal temperatures and several measurements associated with microhabitat characteristics, which are equivalent at all three sites. That microhabitat congruence suggests that its preservation is critical for protecting X. newmanorum from population decline.