Abronia deppii

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Abronia deppii
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. deppii
Binomial name
Abronia deppii
(Wiegmann, 1828) [3]
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Synonyms [3]

Abronia deppii, Deppe's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species was described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann, and it is endemic to Mexico.

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Etymology

The specific name, deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe. [4]

Geographic range

A. deppii is found in the mountains of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Morelos. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. deppii is forest. [1]

Description

Dorsally, A. deppii is black and white. [3]

Reproduction

A. deppii is viviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flores-Villela, O.; Santos-Barrera, G. (2007). "Abronia deppii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63676A12706337. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63676A12706337.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Abronia deppii 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 deppii, p. 70).

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