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””’Abronia mitchelli””’, ”’Mitchell’s arboreal alligator lizard”’, is a [[species]] of [[arboreal alligator lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Anguidae]]. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by [[Jonathan A. Campbell]], is |
””’Abronia mitchelli””’, ”’Mitchell’s arboreal alligator lizard”’, is a [[species]] of [[arboreal alligator lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Anguidae]]. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by [[Jonathan A. Campbell]], is to southwestern [[Mexico]]. |
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” mitchelli” is found in the Mexican state of [[Oaxaca]].<ref name=RDB>{{EMBL species|genus=Abronia|species=mitchelli}}. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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The natural [[habitat]] of ” mitchelli” is [[cloud forest]] at an altitude of {{Convert|2,750|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=RDB/> |
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” mitchelli” is [[Viviparity|viviparous]].<ref name=RDB/> |
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Latest revision as of 09:45, 24 October 2025
Species of lizard
Abronia mitchelli, also known commonly as Mitchell’s arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is native to southwestern Mexico.
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.[3]
Abronia mitchelli is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.[4]
The natural habitat of Abronia mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750Â m (9,020Â ft).[4]
Abronia mitchelli is viviparous.[4]
- Campbell JA (1982). “A New Species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae), from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, México”. Herpetologica 38 (3): 355–361. (Abronia mitchelli, new species).
- Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). “Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key”. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 216: 1–121.
- Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, GarcÃa-Padilla E (2015). “The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status. Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6–62. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
