Abronia salvadorensis HIDALGO, 1983

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Higher Taxa	Anguidae (Gerrhonotinae), Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Salvador Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Synonym	Abronia salvadorensis HIDALGO 1983: 1 Abronia (Lissabronia) salvadorensis — CAMPBELL & FROST 1993 Abronia salvadorensis — KÖHLER 2000: 39 Abronia salvadorensis — MCCRANIE 2018 Abronia salvadorensis — CLAUSE et al. 2020
Distribution	El Salvador, Honduras (Sierra de Montecillos, Sierra de Opalaca), 1900-2250 m elevation Type locality: El Salvador, Morazan Canton Palo Blanco, 10 km NE Perquin, 1900 m elevation.
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: KU 184047, adult female
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (n=1): An Abronia of the aurita group characterized by: 1) pterygoid teeth 3/3; 2) frontonasal present; 3) first superciliary separated from cantholoreal by median supraocular; 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 entire, not flanked by lateral occipitals; S) four pairs of chin shields; 9) postmental entire: 10) anterior canthals present; 11) supranasals unerpanded; 12) ventrals in 14 longitudinal and 53 transverse rows of scales; 13) dorsals in 14 longitudinal and 31 transverse rows of scales; 14) lateral fold weakly developed, with no granular scales. Abronia salvadorensis differs from A. aurita and A. vasconcelosi by having the first superciliary separated from the cantholorcal by the anterior median supraocular and by having a higher number of scales between eye and ear opening. The bigher number of chin shields and longitudinal rows of ventral scales distinguishes this form from A. montecristoi (Table 1). (Hidalgo 1983) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about less than half a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment	Distribution: Listed for El Salvador with a question mark by KÖHLER 2000. A. montecristoi has 5 occipital scales while A. salvadorensis has 1-4 (usually 3).
Etymology	The name salvadorensis refers to the country El Salvador, where the type locality was thought to be located; however, that locality is now considered to be in Honduras.
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 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 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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