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Barisia ciliaris

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.

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.

Reproduction

B. ciliaris is viviparous.

References

Further reading

  • , Smith HM, (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, , 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).