Abronia mitchelli

Abronia mitchelli is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southwestern Mexico.

Etymology[]

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist .^[3]

A. mitchelli is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.^[4]

The natural habitat of A. mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).^[4]

A. mitchelli is viviparous.^[4]

^ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia mitchelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63683A12696624. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63683A12696624.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ "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 mitchelli, p. 180).
^ ^a ^b ^c Species Abronia mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Campbell JA (1982). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae), from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, México". Herpetologica 38 (3): 355–361. (Abronia mitchelli, new species).
Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). "Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 216: 1–121.
Mata-Silva J, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6-62. (in English, plus abstract in Spanish).

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