Abronia martindelcampoi

Abronia martindelcampoi is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 2003 by Flores-Villela and Sánchez-Herrera.[1][2]

Abronia martindelcampoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. martindelcampoi
Binomial name
Abronia martindelcampoi
Flores-Villela & Sánchez-Herrera, 2003

Etymology

The specific name, martindelcampoi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.[3]

Geographic range

A. martindelcampoi has been found only in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[2]

Reproduction

A. martindelcampoi is viviparous.[2]

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References

  1. Canseco-Márquez L, Campbell JA, 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.
  2. Abronia martindelcampoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2014.
  3. 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

  • 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).


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