Abronia smithi explained

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.^[1]

Taxonomy and etymology

A. smithi was described in 1993 by Jonathan A. Campbell and Darrel Frost, and named after the American herpetologist Hobart Muir Smith.^{[2] [3]}

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.^[1] Its elevational range is 1800m–2800mm (5,900feet–9,200feetm) above sea level.^[1]

Reproduction

A. smithi is viviparous.

Conservation status

A. smithi is only known to exist in a few localities in Chiapas. It is uncommon and may be threatened by deforestation, but it occurs in protected habitat, including the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve.^[1]

Further reading

• Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329.
• Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, Second Edition. Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]
2. Campbell. Jonathan A.. Frost. Darrel R.. Anguid lizards of the genus Abronia: revisionary notes, descriptions of four new species, a phylogenetic analysis, and key. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1993. 216. 1–121. 2246/823. 2015-03-26. 2015-04-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132609/http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/823. dead.
3. Book: Beolens . Bo . Watkins . Michael . Grayson . Michael . amp . The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles . 6 September 2011 . JHU Press . 978-1-4214-0227-7. xiii + 296 pp . y. (Abronia smithi, p. 247).