Abronia mitchelli
| Abronia mitchelli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. mitchelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia mitchelli Campbell, 1982
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Abronia mitchelli, also known commonly as Mitchell's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Mitchell in Mexican Spanish, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is native to southwestern Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.[3]
Geographic range
Abronia mitchelli is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[4]
Habitat
The natural habitat of Abronia mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).[4]
Reproduction
Abronia mitchelli is viviparous.[4]
References
- ^ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia mitchelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T63683A12696624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63683A12696624.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 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 mitchelli, p. 180).
- ^ a b c Species Abronia mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Campbell JA (1982). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae), from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, México". Herpetologica 38 (3): 355–361. (Abronia mitchelli, new species).
- Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). "Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 216: 1–121.
- Liner, E.A. (2007). "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of México". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University (80): 1–59. (Abronia mitchelli, p. 21).
- Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6–62. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).