Abronia smithi
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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. smithi
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Abronia smithi is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. Known by the common name Smith's arboreal alligator lizard, the species is endemic to the state of Chiapas in Mexico.[1][3]
Taxonomy and etymology
A. smithi was described in 1993 by Jonathan A. Campbell and Darrel Frost, and named after the American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.[4][5]
Habitat and geographic range
A. smithi is an
Reproduction
A. smithi is viviparous.[3]
Conservation status
A. smithi is only known to exist in a few localities in Chiapas. It is uncommon and may be threatened by deforestation, but it occurs in protected habitat, including the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). Abronia smithi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c Abronia smithi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 October 2017.
- hdl:2246/823. Archived from the originalon 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0227-7. (Abronia smithi, p. 247).
Further reading
- Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329.
- ISBN 978-3936180282.
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