Abronia mitchelli
| Abronia mitchelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. mitchelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia mitchelli Campbell, 1982 | |
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Abronia mitchelli is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1982 by Campbell.
Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.[2]
Geographic range
A. mitchelli is endemic to southwestern Mexico in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).[3]
References
- ↑ Campbell JA (2007). Abronia mitchelli. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ↑ 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 mitchelli, p. 180).
- 1 2 "Abronia mitchelli ". 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).
- Mata-Silva J, 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, plus abstract in Spanish).
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