Abronia meledona

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata, Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species: Abronia meledona

Name

Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie, Jr., 1999: 163

Holotype: UTA R-31041, adult ♀.

Type locality: “near the Torre de Guatel, near the aldea of Soledad Grande, Jalapa, Guatemala, 2660 m elevation (14°31' N, 90°09' W). This locality is located about 4 km airline ESE of Mataquescuintla on the slopes drained by the upper tributaries of the Rio Tapalapa.”

References

Primary references

Campbell, J.A. & Brodie, Jr., E.D. 1999. A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the southeastern highlands of Guatemala. Herpetologica 55(2): 161–174. JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Abronia meledona. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2018.
Ariano-Sánchez, D., Acevedo, M. & Johnson, J. 2013. IUCN: Abronia meledona (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T203017A2758604. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203017A2758604.en

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