Abronia campbelli
Appearance
Campbell's alligator lizard | |
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In Guatemala. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Genus: | Abronia |
Species: | A. campbelli
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Binomial name | |
Abronia campbelli |
Abronia campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's alligator lizard, is species of critically endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–1,900 m (5,900–6,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]A. campbelli is viviparous.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J.; Acevedo, M. (2013). "Abronia campbelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T203014A2758583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203014A2758583.en. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 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 campbelli, p. 46).
- ^ Species Abronia campbelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
[edit]- Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Torres-Almazán, Monica (2010). "Rediscovery of Abronia campbelli (Sauria: Anguidae) from a Pine-Oak Forest in Southeastern Guatemala: Habitat Characterization, Natural History, and Conservation Status". Herpetological Review 41 (3): 290–292.
- Brodie ED Jr, Savage RF (1993). "A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a dry oak forest in eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica 49 (4): 420–427. (Abronia campbelli, new species).
- Lock, Brad; Torres, Monica (2016). "Projekt zum Schutz der vom Aussterben bedrohten Baumschleiche Abronia campbelli im Osten Guatemalas ". Terraria-Elaphe 62 (6): 72–79. (in German).