Abronia zongolica

Abronia zongolica has a small range less than 10 kilometers wide in the Sierra de Zongolica between Ayahuatulco and Huapango. All known sightings are from the Río Alpatlahuaya watershed at elevations between 1,500 and 2,200 meters. Reports of similar lizards in other regions of west-central Veracruz may also represent this species.^[1]

Abronia zongolica lives in mature pine-oak forests with dominant species such Quercus conspersa, Q. crassifolia, Q. laurina, and Q. rugosa, alongside other trees like Alnus acuminata, Cupressus benthamii, C. lindleyi, and Pinus patula. These forests have abundant epiphytes, mostly bryophytes, but also including the bromeliad Tillandsia imperialis and the fern Elaphoglossum paleaceum. Most specimens of the lizard were seen hiding in bromeliads on tree trunks or branches up to 4 m above the ground. Other were also seen moving around in the branches of trees and shrubs during the daytime.^[1]

Abronia zongolica occurs alongside the Mexican alligator lizard in Astacinga and San Juan Texhuacán. The Mexican alligator lizard is generally more common and replaces A. zongolica entirely in high-elevation coniferous forests.^[1]

Abronia zongolica eats insects like grasshoppers, beetles, moths, and true bugs. Like other tree-dwelling Abronia species, it gives birth to live young in the spring. A captive female gave birth to four babies in early May, with each young measuring 30–33 mm in snout-to-vent length.^[1]