Abronia mixteca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Anguimorpha Parvordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species: Abronia mixteca

Name

Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter, 1967: 2

Holotype: AMNH 91000, adult ♂.

Type locality: “near Tejocotes, Oaxaca. ... Tejocotes is situated at an elevation of approximately 2400 meters in the Sierra Madre del Sur, near latitude 17º 14' N., longitude 96° 59' W. The mountains in this area border the west side of the northern extremity of the Valle de Oaxaca”

References

Primary references

Bogert, C.M. & Porter, A.P. 1967. A new species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae) from the Sierra Madre del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico. American Museum Novitates 2279: 1–21. handle. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Abronia mixteca. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2018.
Canseco-Márquez, L., Campbell, J., Ponce-Campos, P., Muñoz-Alonso, A. & García Aguayo, A. 2007. IUCN: Abronia mixteca (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63684A12696815. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63684A12696815.en

Vernacular names

English: Mixtecan Arboreal Alligator Lizard
español: Escorpión Arboricola Mixteco