Abronia ornelasi
Appearance
Abronia ornelasi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Genus: | Abronia |
Species: | A. ornelasi
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Binomial name | |
Abronia ornelasi Campbell, 1984
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Synonyms[3] | |
Abronia ornelasi, Ornelas's arboreal alligator lizard or Cerro Baul alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southern Mexico.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, ornelasi, is in honor of Julio Ornelas Martinez who assisted Campbell in fieldwork in Mexico.[4]
Geographic range
[edit]A. ornelasi is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of A. ornelasi is cloud forest at altitudes of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft).[3]
Reproduction
[edit]A. ornelasi is viviparous.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia ornelasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63687A12697494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63687A12697494.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Species Abronia ornelasi 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 ornelasi, p. 196).
Further reading
[edit]- Campbell JA (1984). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria: Anguidae) with Comments on the Herpetogeography of the Highlands of Southern Mexico". Herpetologica 40 (4): 373–381. (Abronia ornelasi, new species).
- Campbell JA, Frost DR (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): 1–121.
- Casas-Andreu G, Méndez-de la Cruz FR, Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles ". pp. 375–390. In: García-Mendoza AJ, Ordóñez Díaz MJ, Briones-Salas M (editors) (2004). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 605 pp. ISBN 9789703220458. (in Spanish).
- Mata-Silva V, 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.