Abronia taeniata

Abronia taeniata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

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

Name

• Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann, 1828)

Holotype: ZMB 1152, juvenile indet., collected by F. Deppe between 1825–1827.

Type locality: “Mexico”, restricted to “El Chico, Hidalgo”, Mexico, by Smith & Taylor (1950).

Paratype: ZMB 1151, adult ♂; same data as holotype.

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus taeniatus Wiegmann, 1828: 380 [original combination]
• Abronia taeniata — Gray, 1838: 390 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, H.M. & Taylor, E.H. 1950. An annotated checklist and key to the reptiles of Mexico exclusive of the snakes. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 199: 1–253.

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Abronia taeniata. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2018.
• Canseco-Márquez, L. & Mendoza-Quijano, F. 2007. IUCN: Abronia taeniata  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63691A12698332. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63691A12698332.en

Vernacular names

English: Bromeliad/Banded Arboreal Alligator Lizard