Heloderma charlesbogerti
Guatemalan beaded lizard[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Helodermatidae |
Genus: | Heloderma |
Species: | H. charlesbogerti
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Binomial name | |
Heloderma charlesbogerti | |
Synonyms[4] | |
The Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma charlesbogerti), also called
Taxonomy
The Guatemalan beaded lizard belongs to the family Helodermatidae which forms part of a clade of reptiles with toxin secreting glands.[10] This species differs from other Heloderma species in coloration and size, being the smallest one. Home ranges and behavior of these lizards were investigated using radio-telemetry at the dry forests of Zacapa, Guatemala.[11] The average home range for individuals was found to be 130 ha.[11]
This species was first discovered in 1984 by an agricultural laborer named D. Vasquez in Guatemala's Motagua Valley.[7][8]
Etymology
The generic name, Heloderma, means "studded skin", from the Ancient Greek words hêlos (ηλος), meaning "the head of a nail or stud", and derma (δερμα), meaning "skin".
The specific name, charlesbogerti, honors US herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[7][8][12]
Diet
H. charlesbogerti dwells in
References
- ^ "Heloderma charlesbogerti ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ^ Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Gil-Escobedo, J. (2021). "Heloderma charlesbogerti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T181151381A181151790. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Appendices". CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Listed as Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti.
- ^ Species Heloderma charlesbogerti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Salazar, Gilberto (2007). "Notes on the distribution of the endangered lizard, Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti, in the dry forests of eastern Guatemala: an application of multi-criteria evaluation to conservation". Iguana 14: 152-158.
- ^ "Motagua Valley thornscrub". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ JSTOR 1564340.
- ^ ISBN 0-520-24357-9.
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 2007. Resume of the 14th Convention of the Parts. The Hague. The Netherlands.
- ^ Ariano-Sánchez D (2008). "Envenomation by a wild Guatemalan beaded lizard Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti ". Clinical toxicology 46 (9): 897-899.
- ^ a b c Ariano-Sánchez D (2006). "The Guatemalan beaded lizard: endangered inhabitant of a unique ecosystem". Iguana 13: 178-183.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti, p. 30).
- ^ a b Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel (2003). "Distribución e historia natural del escorpión, Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti Campbell y Vannini, (Sauria: Helodermatidae) en Zacapa, Guatemala y caracterización de su veneno ". Guatemala: U.V.G., p. 68. (in Spanish).
- ^ Coti, Paola; Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel (2008). "Ecology and traditional use of the Guatemalan black iguana (Ctenosaura palearis) in the dry forests of the Motagua Valley, Guatemala". Iguana. 15 (3): 142–149.
Further reading
- Reiserer, Randall S.; Schuett, Gordon W.; Beck, Daniel D. (2013). "Taxonomic reassessment and conservation status of the beaded lizard, Heloderma horridum (Squamata: Helodermatidae)". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 7 (1): 74–96. (Heloderma charlesbogerti, elevated to species).
- Owens, T.C. (2006). "Ex-situ: Notes on reproduction and captive husbandry of the Guatemalan beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti)". Iguana. 13 (3): 212–215.
External links
- Media related to Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti at Wikimedia Commons.
- Data related to Heloderma horridum charlesbogerti at Wikispecies.
- Heloderma Project ZOO ATLANTA, IRCF, ZOOTROPIC, project.