Abronia ornelasi

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Abronia ornelasi

Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. ornelasi
Binomial name
Abronia ornelasi
Campbell, 1984
Abronia ornelasi distribution.png
Synonyms[3]
  • Abronia ornelasi
    Campbell, 1984
  • Abronia (Abaculabronia) ornelasi
    — Campbell & Frost, 1993
  • Abronia ornelasi
    — , 1994

Abronia ornelasi is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southern Mexico.

Etymology[]

The specific name, ornelasi, is in honor of Julio Ornelas Martinez who assisted Campbell in fieldwork in Mexico.[4]

Geographic range[]

A. ornelasi is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[3]

Habitat[]

The natural habitat of A. ornelasi is cloud forest at altitudes of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft).[3]

Reproduction[]

A. ornelasi is viviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia ornelasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63687A12697494. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63687A12697494.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c d Species Abronia ornelasi 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 ornelasi, p. 196).

Further reading[]

  • Campbell JA (1984). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria: Anguidae) with Comments on the Herpetogeography of the Highlands of Southern Mexico". Herpetologica 40 (4): 373–381. (Abronia ornelasi, 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.
  • , , Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles ". pp. 375–390. In: , , (editors) (2004). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 605 pp. ISBN 9789703220458. (in Spanish).
  • , , Wilson LD, (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6-62.


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