Abronia smithi
Template:Short description Template:Italic title Template:Speciesbox Abronia smithi is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. Known by the common name Smith's arboreal alligator lizard, the species is endemic to the state of Chiapas in Mexico.[1][2]
Taxonomy and etymology
A. smithi was described in 1993 by Jonathan A. Campbell and Darrel Frost, and named after the American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.[3][4]
Habitat and geographic range
A. smithi is an arboreal species which lives in the canopies of large trees in the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.[1] Its elevational range is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[1][2]
Reproduction
A. smithi is viviparous.[2]
Conservation status
A. smithi is only known to exist in a few localities in Chiapas. It is uncommon and may be threatened by deforestation, but it occurs in protected habitat, including the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.[1]
References
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- ↑ a b c d Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). Abronia smithi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
- ↑ a b c Abronia smithi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 October 2017.
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Further reading
- Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329.
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. Template:ISBN.