Abronia campbelli

Abronia campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's alligator lizard, is species of critically endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.

Abronia campbelli
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. campbelli
Binomial name
Abronia campbelli

Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–1,900 m (5,900–6,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. campbelli is viviparous.[4]

References
  1. Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J.; Acevedo, M. (2013). "Abronia campbelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203014A2758583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203014A2758583.en. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 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 campbelli, p. 46).
  4. Species Abronia campbelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Torres-Almazán, Monica (2010). "Rediscovery of Abronia campbelli (Sauria: Anguidae) from a Pine-Oak Forest in Southeastern Guatemala: Habitat Characterization, Natural History, and Conservation Status". Herpetological Review 41 (3): 290–292.
  • Brodie ED Jr, Savage RF (1993). "A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a dry oak forest in eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica 49 (4): 420–427. (Abronia campbelli, new species).
  • Lock, Brad; Torres, Monica (2016). "Projekt zum Schutz der vom Aussterben bedrohten Baumschleiche Abronia campbelli im Osten Guatemalas ". Terraria-Elaphe 62 (6): 72–79. (in German).


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