Abronia juarezi

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Abronia juarezi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. juarezi
Binomial name
Abronia juarezi
(Karges & Wright, 1987)
Mesaspis juarezi distribution.png

Abronia juarezi, also known as the Sierra Juarez alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca, Mexico. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Mesaspis juarezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63714A12708949. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. Abronia juarezi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 21 November 2022.