Abronia smithi
| Abronia smithi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. smithi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost, 1993 | |
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Abronia smithi is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae known by the common name Smith's arboreal alligator lizard. It is endemic to the state of Chiapas in Mexico.[1]
This species was described in 1993 by Campbell and Frost, and named after the herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.[2] It is an arboreal species which lives in the canopies of large trees in the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.[1]
This lizard is only known from a few locations. It is uncommon and may be threatened by deforestation, but it occurs in protected habitat, including the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Campbell, J. A. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2007. Abronia smithi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Campbell, J. A., & Frost, D. R. (1993). Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History #216.
External links
- Abronia smithi. The Reptile Database.
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