Barisia herrerae

Barisia herrerae
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Barisia
Species:	B. herrerae
Binomial name
	Barisia herrerae; Zaldívar-Riverón & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2002

Last updated September 30, 2025

Herrera's alligator lizard (Barisia herrerae) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, herrerae, is in honor of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera.^[3]

Geographic range

B. herrerae is found in central Mexico, in the Mexican states of México ^[1]^[2] and Morelos.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. herrerae is forest, at altitudes of 2,350–2,500 m (7,710–8,200 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of B. herrerae has been described as viviparous ^[1] and as ovoviviparous.^[2] Litter size is five to seven newborns.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Barisia herrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63692A12698574. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63692A12698574.en .
1 2 3 Species Barisia herrerae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponymy Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Barisia herrerae, p. 122).

Bryson, Robert W., Jr; Riddle, Brett R. (2012). "Tracing the origins of widespread highland species: a case of Neogene diversification across the Mexican sierras in an endemic lizard". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society105 (2): 382–394.
Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith GR (2020). "A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the State of Mexico, Mexico with comparisons with adjoining states". ZooKeys953: 137–159.
Zaldívar-Riverón A, Nieto-Montes de Oca A (2002). "Variation in the Rare Lizard Barisia rudicollis (Wiegmann) (Anguidae) with Description of a New Species from Central Mexico". Herpetologica58 (3): 313–326. (Barisia herrerae, new species).
Zaldívar-Riverón A, Nieto-Montes de Oca A, Laclette JP (2005). "Phylogeny and evolution of dorsal pattern in the Mexican endemic lizard genus Barisia (Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research43 (3): 243–257.

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Barisia herrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007 e.T63692A12698574. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63692A12698574.en .

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Species Barisia herrerae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

[3] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponymy Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Barisia herrerae, p. 122).

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