Abronia deppii

Abronia deppii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria / Lacertilia
Infraorder: Diploglossa
Family: Anguidae
Subfamily: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species: A. deppii
Binomial name
Abronia deppii
(Wiegmann, 1828) [2]
Synonyms
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    Wiegmann, 1828
  • Abronia deppii Gray, 1838
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Abronia deppii
    H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    — Wermuth, 1969
  • Abronia deppii — Liner, 1994 [2]

Abronia deppii is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard, described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann, which is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

A. deppii is found in the mountains of Morelos, Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.[3]

References

  1. Flores-Villela O, Santos-Barrera G. (2007). Abronia deppii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Abronia deppii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia deppii, p. 70).

Further reading


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