Abronia campbelli

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Campbell's alligator lizard
Campbell's Alligator Lizard imported from iNaturalist photo 1461535 on 19 June 2023.jpg
In Guatemala.
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
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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.

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Etymology

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

Habitat

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

Reproduction

A. campbelli is viviparous. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.

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