Barisia levicollis, also known commonly as the Chihuahuan alligator lizard and el escorpión de Chihuhua 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. levicollis
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| Barisia levicollis Stejneger, 1890
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Geographic range
editB. levicollis is found in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of B. levicollis is forest,[1] at altitudes of 2,400–3,110 m (7,870–10,200 ft).[2]
Behavior
editB. levicollis is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editB. levicollis is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Santos-Barrera, G.; Flores-Villela, O. (2007). "Barisia levicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63694A12699047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63694A12699047.en.
- ^ a b c d Species Barisia levicollis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
Further reading
edit- Stejneger L (1890). "On the North American lizards of the genus Barissia of Gray". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13: 183–185. (Barissia levicollis, new species, pp. 184–185).
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