Abronia martindelcampoi
| Abronia martindelcampoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. martindelcampoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-Herrera, 2003
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Abronia martindelcampoi, also known commonly as Martín del Campo's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Martín del Campo in Mexican Spanish, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico, and was described in 2003 by Flores-Villela and Sánchez-Herrera.[1][3]
Etymology
The specific name, martindelcampoi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.[4]
Geographic range
Abronia martindelcampoi has been found only in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Abronia martindelcampoi is forest,[1] at altitudes of approximately 2,250 m (7,380 ft).[3]
Reproduction
Abronia martindelcampoi is viviparous.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Abronia martindelcampoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63681A12696144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63681A12696144.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Abronia martindelcampoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2014.
- ^ 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. (Del Campo, p. 69; Abronia martindelcampoi, p. 169).
Further reading
- Flores-Villela, Oscar; Sánchez-H., Oscar (2003). "A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico, with Comments on Abronia deppii ". Herpetologica 59 (4): 524–531. (Abronia martindelcampoi, new species).
- Langner, C. (2014). "Baumschleichen der Gattung Abronia". Terraria-Elaphe. 2014 (1): 14–26. (in German).
- Palacios-Aguilar, R. (2020). "Una lista comentada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles con localidad tipo en Guerrero, México: A commented checklist of the species of amphibians and reptiles with type locality from Guerrero, Mexico". Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología. 3 (2): 43–60. (in Spanish, with an abstract in English).
- Palacios-Aguilar, R.; Flores-Villela, O. (2018). "An updated checklist of the herpetofauna from Guerrero, Mexico". Zootaxa. 4422 (1): 1–24.