Biology:Abronia ramirezi

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Short description: Species of lizard

Abronia ramirezi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. ramirezi
Binomial name
Abronia ramirezi
Campbell, 1994
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Abronia ramirezi is species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was described in 1994 by Campbell, is endemic to Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ramirezi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Antonio Ramirez Velazquez.[3]

Geographic range

A. ramirezi is found in the Mexican state of Chiapas.[4]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of A. ramirezi is forest[1] at an altitude of 1,350 m (4,430 ft).[4]

Reproduction

A. ramirezi is oviparous.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Campbell, J.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Abronia ramirezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63688A12697720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63688A12697720.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63688/12697720. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php. 
  3. 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 ramirezi, p. 216).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Species Abronia ramirezi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Campbell JA (1994). "A New Species of Elongate Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from Chiapas, Mexico". Herpetologica 50 (1): 1–7. (Abronia ramirezi, new species).
  • Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329.
  • Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN:978-3936180282.


Wikidata ☰ Q2821968 entry