Anzuetoi arboreal alligator lizard
| Anzueto's arboreal alligator lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. anzuetoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia anzuetoi | |
Anzueto's arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia anzuetoi ) is a species of lizards in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Volcán de Agua in Guatemala.
Etymology
The specific name, anzuetoi is in honor of Guatemalan naturalist Roderico Anzueto, who collected the holotype.[2]
Conservation status
The extent of occurrence of A. anzuetoi is approximately 24 km2 (9.3 mi2), and thus the species is considered Vulnerable by the IUCN. Anthropogenic impact is minimized by the fact that its native habitat has many landmines, and surrounding coffee plantations have been abandoned.
Habitat
A. anzuetoi is found at elevations from 1,219–2,286 m (3,999–7,500 ft) on Volcán de Agua, inhabiting cloud forests on the mountain.
Behaviour
A. anzuetoi is a diurnal tree-dwelling lizard. Dominant males exhibit territorial behaviour.
References
- ↑ Ariano-Sánchez D, Acevedo M, Johnson J (2014). "Abronia anzuetoi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T203012A2758569. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T203012A2758569.en. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ↑ 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 anzuetoi, p. 10).
Further reading
- Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). "Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenrtic analysis, and key". Bull. American Mus. Nat. Hist. (216): 1-121. (Abronia anzuetoi, new species, p. 22). (in English with an abstract in Spanish).