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Abronia montecristoi HIDALGO, 1983

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Higher TaxaAnguidae (Gerrhonotinae), Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: MonteCristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard 
SynonymAbronia montecristoi HIDALGO 1983: 6
Abronia (Abaculabronia) montecristoi — CAMPBELL & FROST 1993
Abronia (Lissabronia) montecristoi — CAMPBELL et al. 1998
Abronia montecristoi — KÖHLER 2000: 39
Abronia montecristoi — MCCRANIE 2018
Abronia montecristoi — CLAUSE et al. 2020 
DistributionEl Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, 1370-2250 m

Type locality: El Salvador, Santa Ana, Hda. Montecristo, Metapan, 2250 m elevation  
Reproductionovoviviparous 
TypesHolotype: KU 184046, male 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (n=1): An Abronia of the aurita group characterized by: 1) pterygoid teeth absent; 2) frontonasal present; 3) first superciliary in broad contact with cantholoreal; 4) parietals separated from median supraoculars by fourth uppermost primary temporal; 5) supra-auricular scales not enlarged or slender but small and round: 6) four primary temporals; 7) occipital flanked by lateral occipitals: 8) 3 pairs of chin shields; 9) postmental unpaired; 10) anterior canthals present; 11) supranasals unexpanded; 12) ventrals in 12 longitudinal and 54 transverse rows of scales; 13) dorsals in 14 longitudinal and 30 transverse rows of scales; 14) latcral fold weakly developed, with no granular scales. A. montecristoi is distinguished from all other species in the aurita group on the basis of its divided occipital scales and its lower count of longitudinal rows of ventral scales (Table 1). Abronia montecristoi differs from A. vasconcelosi by having 12 longitudinal rows of ventral scales. A. montecristoi can be distinguished from A. aurita by the lack of long, supra-auricular scales: and from A. salvadorensis by having a lower number of chin shields and longitudinal rows of ventral scales and by having a contact of the first superciliary with the cantholoreal. (Hidalgo 1983)


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CommentA. montecristoi has 5 occipital scales while A. salvadorensis has 1-4 (usually 3). 
EtymologyThe name montecristoi refers to the species’ type locality, Hacienda Montecristo. 
References
  • Campbell J A; Frost D R 1993. Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 216: 1-121 - get paper here
  • Campbell, Jonathan A., Mahmood Sasa, Manuel Acevedo and Joseph R. Mendelson, III. 1998. A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from the High Cuchumatanes of Guatemala. Herpetologica 54 (2): 221-234. - get paper here
  • Clause, A. G., Luna-Reyes, R. & Nieto-Montes De Oca, A. 2020. A New Species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a Protected Area in Chiapas, Mexico. Herpetologica 76 (3): 330-343 - get paper here
  • García-Padilla E, DeSantis DL, Rocha A, Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD. 2020. Conserving the Mesoamerican herpetofauna: the most critical case of the priority level one endemic species. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 14(2) [General Section]: 73–132 (e240) - get paper here
  • Good, D.A. 1988. Phylogenetic relationships among gerrhonotine lizards; an analysis of external morphology. Univ. California Publ. Zool. 121: 139 pp. - get paper here
  • Hidalgo H 1983. Two new species of Abronia (Sauria: Anguidae) from the cloud forests of El Salvador. OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (No. 105) 1983: 1-11. - get paper here
  • Köhler, G. 2000. Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Bd 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Herpeton Verlag, Offenbach, 158 pp.
  • Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp.
  • McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here
  • McCranie, James R. 2018. The Lizards, Crocodiles, and Turtles of Honduras. Systematics, Distribution, and Conservation. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication Series (2): 1- 666 - get paper here
  • McCranie,J.R. & Wilson,L.D. 1999. Status of the anguid lizard Abronia montecristoi HIDALGO. Journal of Herpetology 33 (1): 127-128 - get paper here
  • Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here
  • Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, J.R. 2003. The conservation status of the herpetofauna of Honduras. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 3 (1): 6-33 - get paper here
 
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