Abronia chiszari, Chiszar's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to east-central Mexico.
Taxonomy
A. chiszari was described in 1981 by Hobart Muir Smith and Rozella Blood Smith, his wife.
Etymology
The specific name, chiszari, is in honor of American herpetologist .
Geographic range
A. chiszari is only found on the slopes of Volcano Santa Marta, in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico, between elevations of .
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. chiszar is forest.
Reproduction
A. chiszari is viviparous.
References
Further reading
- Campbell JA, Frost DR (1993). "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 (216): 1âÂÂ121. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).
- ; ; ; Jiménez-Velázquez, Gustavo; Heimes, Peter (2016). "Morphological Variation and Natural History in the Enigmatic Lizard Clade Scopaeabronia (Sguamata: Anguidae: Abronia)". Herpetological Review 47 (4): 536âÂÂ543.
- Smith HM, Smith RB (1981). "Another Epiphytic Alligator Lizard (Abronia) from Mexico". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 17 (2): 51âÂÂ60. (Abronia chiszari, new species).