Abronia smithi CAMPBELL & FROST, 1993
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Higher Taxa | Anguidae (Gerrhonotinae), Diploglossa, Anguimorpha, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Smith's Arboreal Alligator Lizard S: Escorpión Arborícola de Smith |
Synonym | Abronia (Auriculabronia) smithi CAMPBELL & FROST 1993 Abronia smithi — KÖHLER 2000: 39 Abronia smithi — WILSON et al. 2013 Abronia schmidtii — LANGNER 2019 (in error) Abronia smithi — CLAUSE et al. 2020 |
Distribution | Mexico (SE Chiapas), elevation 1800-2800 m Type locality: Southeast slope of Cerro El Triúnfo (sic), Sierra Madre de Chiapas Chiapas, Mexico, in cloud forests. This locality is about 13.1 Km airline NNE Mapastepec at 15° 40' N, 92° 48' W. Elevation: 2020 m |
Reproduction | viviparous |
Types | Holotype: UTA R-30202. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Campbell & Frost 1993: 32. |
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Etymology | Named after Hobart M. Smith (1912-2013), American herpetologist and one of the most prolific herpetologists of all time. See also Chiszar et al. 2004 for biographical notes. |
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