Abronia juarezi, also known commonly as the Sierra Juarez alligator lizard and el escorpión de Sierra de Juárez in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the Sierra Juárez in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][3]

Abronia juarezi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. juarezi
Binomial name
Abronia juarezi
(Karges & Wright, 1987)
Synonyms[2]
  • Barisia juarezi Karges & Wright, 1987
  • Mesaspis juarezi (Karges & Wright, 1987)

Etymology

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The specific name, juarezi, refers to the Sierra Juárez mountain range.[4]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. juarezi is forest, at altitudes of 2,000–2,800 m (6,600–9,200 ft).[1]

Behavior

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A. juarezi is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

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A. juarezi is ovoviviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Abronia juarezi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63714A12708949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63714A12708949.en.
  2. ^ "Abronia juarezi (Karges & Wright, 1987)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Abronia juarezi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2022.
  4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mesaspis juarezi, p. 137).

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