| Abronia ochoterenai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. ochoterenai
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[4]
Geographic range[edit]
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[edit]
A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Species Abronia ochoterenai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Переоткрытие аллигаторовой ящерицы • Картинка дня". «Элементы» (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-17.
Further reading[edit]
- 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).