Abronia ochoterenai

Abronia ochoterenai, Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard or Northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which is native to extreme southern Mexico, was described in 1939 by Rafael Martín del Campo.

Abronia ochoterenai
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. ochoterenai
Binomial name
Abronia ochoterenai
Synonyms[3]
  • Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai
    Martín del Campo, 1939
  • Gerrhonotus ochoterenai
    — Hartweg & Tihen, 1946
  • Abronia ochoterenai
    — Tihen, 1949

Etymology

The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[4]

Geographic range

A. 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]

Reproduction

A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[3]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. Species Abronia ochoterenai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. 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).
  5. "Переоткрытие аллигаторовой ящерицы • Картинка дня". «Элементы» (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-17.

Further reading
  • 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).


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