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Abronia reidi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Squamata

Genus
  
Abronia

Higher classification
  
Abronia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Anguidae

Scientific name
  
Abronia reidi

Rank
  
Species

Abronia reidi

Similar
  
Abronia bogerti, Abronia chiszari, Abronia smithi, Abronia ochoterenai, Abronia fuscolabialis

Abronia reidi is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1961 by John E. Werler and Frederick A. Shannon.

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Etymology

The specific name, reidi, is in honor of Jack Robert Reid (born 1933) of San Antonio, Texas, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.

Geographic range

A. reidi is endemic to the Mexican state of Veracruz.

References

Abronia reidi Wikipedia