Abronia mitchelli

Abronia mitchelli
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. mitchelli
Binomial name
	Abronia mitchelli; Campbell, 1982

Last updated September 28, 2025

Abronia mitchelli, Mitchell's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southwestern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.^[3]

Geographic range

A. mitchelli is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.^[4]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).^[4]

Reproduction

A. mitchelli is viviparous.^[4]

References

↑ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia mitchelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63683A12696624. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63683A12696624.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
↑ 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 mitchelli, p. 180).
1 2 3 Species Abronia mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

Campbell JA (1982). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae), from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, México". Herpetologica38 (3): 355–361. (Abronia mitchelli, new species).
Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). "Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History216: 1–121.
Mata-Silva J, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status. Mesoamerican Herpetology2 (1): 6-62. (in English, plus abstract in Spanish).

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia mitchelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63683A12696624. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63683A12696624.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[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 mitchelli, p. 180).

[RDB-4] 1 2 3 Species Abronia mitchelli at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

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