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Abronia ochoterenai

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Abronia ochoterenai
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. ochoterenai
Binomial name
Abronia ochoterenai
Synonyms[3]
  • Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai
    Martín del Campo, 1939
  • Gerrhonotus ochoterenai
    Hartweg & Tihen, 1946
  • Abronia ochoterenai
    — Tihen, 1949

Abronia ochoterenai, Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard or Northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard, 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

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The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[4]

Geographic range

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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

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A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Species Abronia ochoterenai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ "Переоткрытие аллигаторовой ящерицы • Картинка дня". «Элементы» (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-17.

Further reading

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  • 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).