Biology:Abronia ochoterenai
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Short description: Species of lizard
Abronia ochoterenai | |
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Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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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.
Etymology
The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[4]
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).[3][5]
Reproduction
A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[3]
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/63686/3128159. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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" (in ru). https://elementy.ru/kartinka_dnya/62/Pereotkrytie_alligatorovoy_yashcheritsy.
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).
Wikidata ☰ Q2821966 entry