Abronia ochoterenai
Abronia ochoterenai 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.
| Abronia ochoterenai | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. ochoterenai |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[3]
Geographic range
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).[2][4]
Reproduction
A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[2]
References
- Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Abronia ochoterenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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
- 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).
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