Barisia ciliaris explained

Barisia ciliaris, also known commonly as the Sierra alligator lizard, the imbricate alligator lizard, and el escorpión de montaña in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.^[1]

Geographic range

B. ciliaris is found in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, southern Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas.^[1]

Reproduction

B. ciliaris is viviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith HM, Chiszar D (2006). "Pattern in Barisia ciliaris (Reptilia: Lacertilia) in Northeastern Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (4): 179–180.
• Smith HM (1942). "Mexican Herpetological Miscellany". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92: 349–395. (Gerrhonotus levicollis ciliaris, new subspecies, pp. 365–367).
• Smith HM, Burg TM, Chiszar D (2002). "Evolutionary Speciation in the Alligator Lizards of the Genus Barisia". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 38 (1): 23–26. (Barisia ciliaris, new taxonomic status).

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org