Aspidoscelis sackii

Aspidoscelis sackii, known commonly as Sack's spotted whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is endemic to Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies.

Aspidoscelis sackii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Teiidae
Genus:	Aspidoscelis
Species:	A. sackii
Binomial name
Aspidoscelis sackii (Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms[2]
List Cnemidophorus sackii Wiegmann, 1834 Cnemidophorus sexlineatus sackii — Burt, 1931 Cnemidophorus sackii — H.M. Smith, 1949 Aspidoscelis sackii — Reeder et al., 2002

Taxonomy

The specific name, sackii, is in honor of German explorer Baron Sebastian Albert von Sack.^[3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Aspidoscelis sackii bocourti (Boulenger, 1885)
• Aspidoscelis sackii gigas (Davis & H.M. Smith, 1952)
• Aspidoscelis sackii sackii (Wiegmann, 1834)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Aspidoscelis.

Distribution and habitat

A. sackii is found in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Mexico City, Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Tamaulipas.^[2]

The preferred natural habitats of A. sackii are forest, shrubland, and desert.^[1]

Reproduction

A. sackii is oviparous.^[2]