Abronia ochoterenai

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.

Abronia ochoterenai
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. ochoterenai
Binomial name
Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939)
Synonyms[2]
Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai Martín del Campo, 1939 Gerrhonotus ochoterenai — Hartweg & Tihen, 1946 Abronia ochoterenai — Tihen, 1949

Etymology

The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[3]

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).[2][4]

Reproduction

A. ochoterenai is viviparous.[2]

References

1. Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Abronia ochoterenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2009.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
2. Species Abronia ochoterenai at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
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 ochoterenai, p. 193).
4. "Переоткрытие аллигаторовой ящерицы • Картинка дня". «Элементы» (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-17.

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).