Abronia ramirezi, Ramirez's alligator lizard, is species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was described in 1994 by Campbell, is endemic to Mexico.
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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. ramirezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Abronia ramirezi Campbell, 1994
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Etymology
editThe specific name, ramirezi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Antonio Ramirez Velazquez.[3]
Geographic range
editHabitat
editThe preferred habitat of A. ramirezi is forest[1] at an altitude of 1,350 m (4,430 ft).[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Campbell, J.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Abronia ramirezi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63688A12697720. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63688A12697720.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia ramirezi, p. 216).
- ^ a b c Species Abronia ramirezi at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Campbell JA (1994). "A New Species of Elongate Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from Chiapas, Mexico". Herpetologica 50 (1): 1–7. (Abronia ramirezi, new species).
- 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.
- Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
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