Barisia levicollis

Barisia levicollis, also known commonly as the Chihuahuan alligator lizard and el escorpión de Chihuhua in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.

Geographic range

B. levicollis is found in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. levicollis is forest, at altitudes of .

Behavior

B. levicollis is terrestrial.

Reproduction

B. levicollis is ovoviviparous.

References

Further reading

• Stejneger L (1890). "On the North American lizards of the genus Barissia of Gray". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13: 183–185. (Barissia levicollis, new species, pp. 184–185).