Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Genus Abronia Higher classification Abronia | Phylum Chordata Family Anguidae Scientific name Abronia mitchelli Rank Species | |
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Similar Abronia bogerti, Abronia fuscolabialis, Abronia smithi, Abronia ochoterenai, Abronia chiszari | ||
Abronia mitchelli is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1982 by Campbell.
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Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.
Geographic range
A. mitchelli is endemic to southwestern Mexico in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Habitat
The natural habitat of A. mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).
References
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