Abronia chiszari
Abronia chiszari is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to east-central Mexico.
| Abronia chiszari | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. chiszari |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia chiszari H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1981 | |
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Taxonomy
A. chiszari was described in 1981 by Hobart Muir Smith and Rozella Blood Smith, his wife.
Etymology
The specific name, chiszari, is in honor of American herpetologist David Chiszar.[2]
Geographic range
A. chiszari is only found on the slopes of Volcano Santa Marta, in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico, between elevations of 360 to 800 m (1,180 to 2,620 ft).
References
- Lopez-Luna MA; Flores-Villela O; Frost DR (2007). "Abronia chiszari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63675A12706244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63675A12706244.en.
- 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 chiszari, pp. 53-54).
Further reading
- Smith HM, Smith RB (1981). "Another Epiphytic Alligator Lizard (Abronia) from Mexico". Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 17 (2): 51–60. (Abronia chiszari, new species).
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