Abronia ornelasi

Abronia ornelasi
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix II
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. ornelasi
Binomial name
	Abronia ornelasi; Campbell, 1984
Synonyms
	Abronia ornelasi; Campbell, 1984; Abronia (Abaculabronia) ornelasi; — Campbell & Frost, 1993; Abronia ornelasi; — Liner, 1994;

Last updated December 01, 2025

Abronia ornelasi, Ornelas's arboreal alligator lizard or Cerro Baul alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, ornelasi, is in honor of Julio Ornelas Martinez who assisted Campbell in fieldwork in Mexico.^[4]

Geographic range

A. ornelasi is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. ornelasi is cloud forest at altitudes of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft).^[3]

Reproduction

A. ornelasi is viviparous.^[3]

References

↑ Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia ornelasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63687A12697494. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63687A12697494.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
1 2 3 4 Species Abronia ornelasi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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 ornelasi, p. 196).

Campbell JA (1984). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria: Anguidae) with Comments on the Herpetogeography of the Highlands of Southern Mexico". Herpetologica40 (4): 373–381. (Abronia ornelasi, 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 History (216): 1–121.
Casas-Andreu G, Méndez-de la Cruz FR, Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles ". pp. 375–390. In: García-Mendoza AJ, Ordóñez Díaz MJ, Briones-Salas M (editors) (2004). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 605 pp. ISBN 9789703220458. (in Spanish).
Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology2 (1): 6-62.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Campbell, J. (2007). "Abronia ornelasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63687A12697494. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63687A12697494.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[RDB-3] 1 2 3 4 Species Abronia ornelasi 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 ornelasi, p. 196).

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