Abronia ochoterenai

Abronia ochoterenai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Anguidae
Genus:Abronia
Species: A. ochoterenai
Binomial name
Abronia ochoterenai
Synonyms[2]
  • Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai
    Martín del Campo, 1939
  • Gerrhonotus ochoterenai
    — Hartweg & Tihen, 1946
  • Abronia ochoterenai
    — Tihen, 1949

Abronia ochoterenai is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1939 by Rafael Martín del Campo.

Etymology

The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.[3]

Geographic range

A. ochoterenai is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it is found at elevations of 1,800–2,300 m (5,900–7,500 ft).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Campbell JA, Muñoz-Alonso A (2007). "Abronia ochoterenai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Abronia ochoterenai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia ochoterenai, p. 193).

Further reading

  • Martín del Campo R (1939). "Contribución al conocimiento de los gerrhonoti mexicanos, con la presentación de una nueva forma ". Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de México 10: 853-861. (Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai, new subspecies).


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