Abronia bogerti
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. bogerti
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia bogerti Tihen, 1954
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Abronia bogerti, known by the common name Bogert's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[4]
Geographic range
A. bogerti is indigenous to eastern
Behavior
A. bogerti is largely arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
A. bogerti is viviparous.[3]
Conservation status
Because the species A. bogerti was collected in the
farming
pose the largest threats to its survival. Mexican law protects the lizard.
References
- ^ a b c Campbell JA (2007). Abronia bogerti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 04 April 2015.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Species Abronia bogerti at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia bogerti, p. 30).
- ^ Bille T (2001). "Ein zweites Exemplar von Abronia bogerti Tihen, 1954 aus Oaxaca, Mexiko, mit Bemerkungen zur Variation der Art (Sauria: Anguidae) [= A second specimen of Abronia bogerti Tihen, 1954 from Oaxaca, Mexico, with remarks on the variation of the species (Sauria: Anguidae)]". Salamandra 37 (4): 205–210. (in German, with an abstract in English).
Further reading
- Frost DR(1993). "Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 216: 1–121.
- Mata-Silva, Vicente; Johnson, Jerry D.; Wilson, Larry David; Gárcia-Paqdilla, Elí (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6-62.
- Tihen JA (1954). "Gerrhonotine Lizards Recently Added to the American Museum Collection, with Further Revision of the Genus Abronia ". American Museum Novitates (1687): 1-26. (Abronia bogerti, new species, pp. 3–7, Figure 3).
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