Abronia martindelcampoi

Abronia martindelcampoi, Martín del Campo's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 2003 by Flores-Villela and Sánchez-Herrera.[1][3]

Abronia martindelcampoi
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. martindelcampoi
Binomial name
Abronia martindelcampoi

Etymology

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The specific name, martindelcampoi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.[4]

Geographic range

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A. martindelcampoi has been found only in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[3]

Reproduction

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A. martindelcampoi is viviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Abronia martindelcampoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63681A12696144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63681A12696144.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Abronia martindelcampoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2014.
  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. ("Del Campo", p. 69; Abronia martindelcampoi, p. 169).

Further reading

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  • Flores-Villela O, Sánchez-H[errera] O (2003). "A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero, Mexico, with Comments on Abronia deppii ". Herpetologica 59 (4): 524–531. (Abronia martindelcampoi, new species).