Aspidoscelis danheimae

Aspidoscelis danheimae, also known commonly as the Isla San José whiptail, the San Jose Island blue-throated whiptail, and el huico de la Isla San José in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Isla San José in Baja California Sur, Mexico.^[2]

Aspidoscelis danheimae
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. danheimae
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis danheimae (Burt, 1929)
Synonyms[2]
Verticaria sericea Van Denburgh, 1895 Cnemidophorus hyperythrus danheimae Burt, 1929 (nomen novum) Cnemidophorus danheimae — Grismer, 1999 Aspidoscelis danheimae — Reeder, Cole & Dessauer, 2002

Etymology

The specific name, danheimae (genitive, feminine), is in honor of American herpetologist May Danheim Burt, the wife of the describer.^[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Aspidoscelis danheimae are shrubland, rocky areas, and sandy areas, including beach.^[1]

Reproduction

Aspidoscelis danheimae is oviparous.^[2]