Abronia deppii

Abronia deppii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Anguidae
Genus:Abronia
Species: A. deppii
Binomial name
Abronia deppii
(Wiegmann, 1828) [2]
Synonyms
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    Wiegmann, 1828
  • Abronia deppii
    — Gray, 1838
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Abronia deppii
    — H.M. Smith & Taylor, 1950
  • Gerrhonotus deppii
    — Wermuth, 1969
  • Abronia deppii
    — Liner, 1994 [2]

Abronia deppii is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard, described in 1828 by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann, which is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

A. deppii is found in the mountains of Morelos, Mexico. B. deppii is found in the colors black and white

Etymology

The specific name, deppii, is in honor of German naturalist Ferdinand Deppe.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Flores-Villela O, Santos-Barrera G (2007). "Abronia deppii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2007: e.T63676A12706337. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63676A12706337.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Abronia deppii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ 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 deppii, p. 70).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Anguidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Gerrhonotus deppii, pp. 269–270).
  • Sánchez-Herrera O, López-Forment W (1980). "The lizard Abronia deppii (Sauria: Anguidae) in the state of México, with the restriction of its type locality". Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 16 (3): 83-87.
  • Wiegmann AF (1828). "Beiträge zur Amphibienkunde ". Isis von Oken 21 (4): 364-383. (Gerrhonotus deppii, new species, pp. 379–380). (in Latin).


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