Abronia ochoterenai

Abronia ochoterenai
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. ochoterenai
Binomial name
Abronia (lizard) ochoterenai (Martín del Campo, 1939)
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. "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).