Abronia (lizard)

Abronia is a genus of lizards in the family Anguidae that are endemic to Mexico and northern Central America.[2] Lizards of the genus Abronia are almost exclusively arboreal. These lizards possess intriguing traits, like an olive-green color and many scales over its body. A species may occur in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes of Guatemala, despite it being identified as a Mesaspis species as of 2016.[3]

Abronia
Abronia graminea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Gray, 1838[1]

Species

These species are recognized:[2]

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References
  1. "Abronia". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.
  2. Abronia. The Reptile Database. Consulted: 2012-04-06.
  3. Solano-Zavaleta, Israel; de Oca, Adrián Nieto-Montes; Campbell, Jonathan A. (June 2016). "A New Species of Mesaspis (Squamata: Anguidae) from the High Cuchumatanes of Guatemala". Journal of Herpetology. 50 (2): 327–336. doi:10.1670/15-024. ISSN 0022-1511.


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