Abronia ornelasi

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 ornelasi

Name

• Abronia ornelasi Campbell, 1984: 373

Holotype: UTA R-6641, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Cerro Baúl, Oaxaca, México. ... in cloud forest at an elevation of about 1600 m.”

References

Primary references

• Campbell, J.A. 1984. A new species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae), with comments on the herpetogeography of the highlands of southern Mexico. Herpetologica 40(4): 373–381. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Abronia ornelasi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2018.
• Campbell, J. 2007. IUCN: Abronia ornelasi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63687A12697494. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63687A12697494.en

Vernacular names

English: Ornelas’s/Cerro Baul Alligator Lizard
español: Escorpión Arboricola de Ornelas