Abronia martindelcampoi

Abronia (lizard) martindelcampoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species: A. martindelcampoi
Binomial name
Abronia (lizard) martindelcampoi
Flores-Villela & Sánchez-Herrera, 2003

Abronia martindelcampoi is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 2003 by Flores-Villela and Sánchez-Herrera.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, martindelcampoi, is in honor of Mexican herpetologist Rafael Martín del Campo.[3]

Geographic range

A. martindelcampoi has been found only in the Mexican state of Guerrero.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Canseco-Márquez L, Campbell JA, Ponce-Campos P, Muñoz-Alonso A, García Aguayo A (2007). "Abronia martindelcampoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 Abronia martindelcampoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 November 2014.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Del Campo", p. 69; Abronia martindelcampoi, p. 169).

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