Abronia (lizard)
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Abronia is a genus of lizards, known colloquially as alligator lizards, in the family Anguidae. The genus is native to Mexico and Central America. The majority of the species are restricted to southern Mexico and Guatemala, but members of the genus occur as far south as Panama.[1] They inhabit forests and woodlands, mostly in highlands, and some species are often associated with bromeliads. They are typically arboreal, but there are also terrestrial Abronia species.[2] Many species are considered threatened due to habitat loss, killing by locals who mistakenly believe they are venomous, or collection for the captive reptile trade (they are listed on CITES, which restricts international trade).[2] They feed on small animal prey, such as insects, and the females give birth to live young (rather than lay eggs).[3]
Abronia species are medium-sized to fairly large lizards, with a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) up to Template:Cvt. They possess intriguing physical traits such as a long prehensile tail that can be regrown if lost, keeled body scales, and a helmet-like structure on the top of the head, which in some species, for example A. lythrochila, has spikes towards the rear.[4][5] Their colors vary significantly depending on species, including green, bluish-green, brown, yellowish, whitish, gray and black, and some have contrasting mottled or banded patterns.[4]
Species
These species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Abronia antauges (Cope, 1866)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mount Orizaba alligator lizard
- Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Anzueto's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia aurita (Cope, 1869)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Cope's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia bogerti Tihen, 1954Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Bogert's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Campbell's alligator lizard
- Abronia chiszari H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1981Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Chiszar's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia cuchumatanus Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Campbell, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Cuchumatanes alligator lizard
- Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solís & Frost, 2016Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Abronia cunemica (Clause et al., 2024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Coapilla arboreal alligator lizard.[6]
- Abronia deppii (Wiegmann, 1828)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Deppe's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia fimbriata (Cope, 1884)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Acevedo & Mendelson, 1998Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Frost's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen, 1944)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mount Zempoaltepec arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia gadovii (Boulenger, 1913)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Gadow's alligator lizard
- Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – brilliant arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia graminea (Cope, 1864)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mexican alligator lizard
- Abronia juarezi (Karges & J.W. Wright, 1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sierra Juarez alligator lizard
- Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – smoothback arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia lythrochila H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1963Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – red-lipped arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-Herrera, 2003Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Martín del Campo's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen, 1946)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie, 1999Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Abronia mitchelli Campbell, 1982Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mitchell's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter, 1967Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mixtecan arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia monticola (Cope, 1878)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – montane alligator lizard
- Abronia moreletii (Bocourt, 1871)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Morelet's alligator lizard
- Abronia morenica Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2020Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[7] – Sierra Morena arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia oaxacae (Günther, 1885)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Oaxacan arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard, Northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard,
- Abronia ornelasi Campbell, 1984Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ornelas's arboreal alligator lizard, Cerro Baul alligator lizard
- Abronia ramirezi Campbell, 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Ramirez's alligator lizard
- Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon, 1961Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Reid's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo, 1983Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Salvador arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost, 1993Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Smith's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann, 1828)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – banded arboreal alligator lizard, bromeliad arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt, 1871)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Bocourt's arboreal alligator lizard
- Abronia viridiflava (Bocourt, 1873)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – dwarf alligator lizard
- Abronia zongolica García-Vázquez, Clause, Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Cazares-Hernández & de la Torre-Loranca, 2022Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[8]
References
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- ↑ a b Abronia. The Reptile Database. Consulted: 2012-04-06.
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
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- ↑ Elusive ‘alligator’-like creature found in treetops... Yahoo News. By Aspen Pflughoeft. January 5, 2024. Accessed January 7, 2024.
- ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1". (Abronia morenica, new species).
- ↑ García-Vázquez, Uri Omar; Clause, Adam G.; Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Jorge; Cazares-Hernández, Erasmo; de la Torre-Loranca, Miguel Ángel (2022). "A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Sierra de Zongolica of Veracruz, Mexico". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 110 (1): 33-49. (Abronia zongolica, new species).