Abronia ochoterenai
| Abronia ochoterenai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. ochoterenai
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
Abronia ochoterenai, also known commonly as Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard, the northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard, and escorpión arboricola de Ochoterena in Mexican Spanish, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species, which is native to extreme southern Mexico, was described in 1939 by Rafael Martín del Campo.
Etymology
The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[4]
Geographic range
Abronia ochoterenai is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it is found at elevations of 1,800–2,300 m (5,900–7,500 ft).[3][5]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Abronia ochoterenai is forest.[1]
Behavior
Abronia ochoterenai is arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
Abronia ochoterenai is viviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Campbell, J.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2013). "Abronia ochoterenai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T63686A3128159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63686A3128159.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Species Abronia ochoterenai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia ochoterenai, p. 193).
- ^ Smirnov, Pavel (2016). "Переоткрытие аллигаторовой ящерицы • Картинка дня". «Элементы» (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-17. [Rediscovering the alligator lizard – picture of the day].
Further reading
- Köhler, G. (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. ISBN 3-9806214-0-5. (Abronia ochoterenai, p. 39). (in German).
- Martín del Campo R (1939). "Contribución al conocimiento de los gerrhonoti mexicanos, con la presentación de una nueva forma". Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de México 10: 853–861. (Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai, new subspecies). (in Spanish).
- Tihen, J.A. (1949). "The Genera of Gerrhonotine Lizards". American Midland Naturalist. 41 (3): 580–601. (Abronia ochoterenai, new combination).