Abronia matudai
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. matudai
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Abronia matudai, also known commonly as Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Matuda in New World Spanish, is a species of endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1946 by Norman Hartweg and Joseph Tihen, is native to Middle America.
Etymology
The specific name, matudai, is in honor of Eizi Matuda, a Japanese-born Mexican botanist.[4]
Geographic distribution
Abronia matudai is found in southwestern Guatemala and southeastern Chiapas, Mexico.[3]
Habitat
Abronia matudai is found at elevations of 1,950 to 2,630 m (6,400 to 8,630 ft).[3]
Description
Dorsally, Abronia matudai is green in life (fading to blue gray in alcohol), with about 11 dark crossbars on the head and body, and a corresponding number on the tail. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 77 mm (3.0 in), and the tail is approximately the same length.[5]
Reproduction
Abronia matudai is viviparous.[3]
References
- ^ Campbell, J.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2013). "Abronia matudai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T63682A3128085. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T63682A3128085.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d Species Abronia matudai at The Reptile Database . The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 matudai, p. 171).
- ^ Tihen JA (1954). "Gerrhonotine Lizards Recently Added to the American Museum Collection, with Further Revisions of the Genus Abronia ". American Museum Novitates (1687): 1-26. (Abronia matudai, pp. 25-26, Figure 7).
Further reading
- Hartweg N, Tihen JA (1946). "Lizards of the Genus Gerrhonotus from Chiapas, Mexico". Occasional Papers, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (497): 1–16. (Gerrhonotus matudai, new species, pp. 3–5).
- Johnson, J.D.; Mata-Silva, V.; García-Padilla, E.; Wilson, L.D. (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (3): 272–329.
- Solano-Zavaleta, I.; Schmidt-Ballardo, Walter (2019). "Longitud máxima de la lagartija Abronia matudai". Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología. 2 (2): 98–99.
- Tihen JA (1949). "The Genera of Gerrhonotine Lizards". American Midland Naturalist 41: 579–601. (Abronia matudai, new combination, p. 591).