Abronia campbelli

Campbell's alligator lizard
In Guatemala.
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. campbelli
Binomial name
Abronia campbelli Brodie & R. Savage, 1993

Abronia campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's alligator lizard, is species of critically endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.

Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell. ^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Abronia campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,800–1,900 m (5,900–6,200 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Abronia campbelli is ovoviviparous. ^[4]

References

1. Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J.; Acevedo, M. (2013). "Abronia campbelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T203014A2758583. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T203014A2758583.en . Retrieved 15 April 2023.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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 campbelli, p. 46).
4. Species Abronia campbelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Torres-Almazán, Monica (2010). "Rediscovery of Abronia campbelli (Sauria: Anguidae) from a Pine-Oak Forest in Southeastern Guatemala: Habitat Characterization, Natural History, and Conservation Status". Herpetological Review41 (3): 290–292.
• Brodie ED Jr, Savage RF (1993). "A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a dry oak forest in eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica49 (4): 420–427. (Abronia campbelli, new species).
• Lock, Brad; Torres, Monica (2016). "Projekt zum Schutz der vom Aussterben bedrohten Baumschleiche Abronia campbelli im Osten Guatemalas ". Terraria-Elaphe62 (6): 72–79. (in German).