Kingdom Animalia Order Squamata Genus Abronia Higher classification Abronia | Phylum Chordata Family Anguidae Scientific name Abronia smithi Rank Species | |
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Similar Abronia bogerti, Abronia ochoterenai, Abronia chiszari, Abronia matudai, Abronia fuscolabialis | ||
Abronia smithi is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. Known by the common name Smith's arboreal alligator lizard, the species is endemic to the state of Chiapas in Mexico.
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Taxonomy and etymology
A. smithi was described in 1993 by Campbell and Frost, and named after the American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.
Habitat and geographic range
A. smithi is an arboreal species which lives in the canopies of large trees in the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas.
Conservation status
A. smithi is only known from a few locations. It is uncommon and may be threatened by deforestation, but it occurs in protected habitat, including the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.
References
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