Barisia imbricata, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, the transvolcanic alligator lizard, and el escorpión de transvolcánico in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Barisia |
| Species: | B. imbricata
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| Barisia imbricata (Wiegmann, 1828)
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Geographic range
editB. imbricata is found in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, and Zacatecas.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of B. imbricata are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–3,000 m (3,900–9,800 ft).[1]
Behavior
editB. imbricata is terrestrial.[1]
Diet
editB. imbricata preys predominately upon insects but will also kill and eat small vertebrates.[1]
Reproduction
editThe mode of reproduction of B. imbricata has been described as viviparous[1] and ovoviviparous.[2] Litter size is up to 11 newborns.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A.; Vázquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Santos-Barrera, G.; Campbell, J.A. (2007). "Barisia imbricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63693A12698815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63693A12698815.en.
- ^ a b c d Species Barisia imbricata at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
Further reading
edit- Guilette LJ Jr, Casas-Andreu G (1987). "The Reproductive Biology of the High Elevation Mexican Lizard Barisia imbricata". Herpetologica 43 (1): 29–38.
- Lemos-Espinal, Julio; Smith, Geoffrey R.; Ballinger, Royce E. (1998). "Temperature relationships of the lizard, Barisia imbricata, from México". Amphibia-Reptilia 19: 95–99.
- Wiegmann AF (1828). "Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde". Isis von Oken 21 (4): 364–383. (Gerrhonotus imbricatus, new species). (in German and Latin).
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