Abronia campbelli
| Abronia campbelli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. campbelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia campbelli Brodie & R. Savage, 1993 | |
Abronia campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's alligator lizard, is species of critically endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.
Etymology
The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[2]
References
- ↑ Ariano-Sánchez D, Johnson J, Acevedo M (2012). "Abronia campbelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ↑ 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. (Abronia campbelli, p. 46).
Further reading
- Brodie ED Jr., Savage RF. 1993. A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a dry oak forest in eastern Guatemala. Herpetologica 49 (4): 420-427. (Abronia campbelli, new species).
External links
- "Abronia campbelli " at The Reptile Database.
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