Abronia bogerti
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| Abronia bogerti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Anguimorpha |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. bogerti |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia bogerti Tihen, 1954 | |
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| Geographic range of Abronia bogerti | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Abronia bogerti, known by the common names Bogert's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Bogert in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[1]
The specific name, bogerti, is in honor of American herpetologist Charles Mitchill Bogert.[4]
Geographic range
Abronia bogerti is indigenous to eastern Oaxaca, Mexico. A single specimen, the holotype, of A. bogerti was collected in 1954, and it was not seen again until 2000, at which time a second specimen was photographed.[5] The type locality is "north of Niltepec, between Cerro Atravesado and Sierra Madre, Oaxaca".[3]
Behavior
Reproduction
Abronia bogerti is viviparous.[3]
