Abronia ochoterenai
Abronia ochoterenai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Anguidae |
Genus: | Abronia |
Species: | A. ochoterenai |
Binomial name | |
Abronia (lizard) ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Abronia ochoterenai is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1939 by Rafael Martín del Campo.
Etymology
The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[3]
Geographic range
A. ochoterenai is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it is found at elevations of 1,800–2,300 m (5,900–7,500 ft).[2]
References
- ↑ Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Abronia ochoterenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- 1 2 "Abronia ochoterenai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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. (Abronia ochoterenai, p. 193).
Further reading
- Martín del Campo R (1939). "Contribución al conocimiento de los gerrhonoti mexicanos, con la presentación de una nueva forma ". Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de México 10: 853-861. (Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai, new subspecies).
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