Abronia fuscolabialis

Abronia fuscolabialis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Anguimorpha Infraordo: Neoanguimorpha Superfamilia: Diploglossa

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species: Abronia fuscolabialis

Name

• Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen, 1944)

Holotype: AMNH 85634, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Mt. Zempoaltepec, Oaxaca[, Mexico].”

Combinations

• Gerrhonotus fuscolabialis Tihen, 1944: 112 [original combination]
• Abronia fuscolabialis — Tihen, 1949: 591 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Abronia kalaina Good & Schwenk, 1985: 135 [synonymized by Campbell & Frost (1993: 42)]

Holotype: MVZ 177806, adult ♂.

Type locality: “16.6 lm (by road) N summit on Hwy. 175, Cerro Pelón, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2300m.”

References

Primary references

• Tihen, J.A. 1944. A new Gerrhonotus from Oaxaca. Copeia 1944(2): 112–115. DOI: 10.2307/1438765 JSTOR
• Tihen, J.A. 1949. The Genera of Gerrhonotine Lizards. The American Midland Naturalist 41(3): 580–601. DOI: 10.2307/2421775 ; JSTOR Reference page. 
• Good, D. & Schwenk, K. 1985. A new species of Abronia (Lacertilia: Anguidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico. Copeia 1985(1): 135–141. DOI: 10.2307/1444801 JSTOR
• Campbell, J.A. & Frost, D.R. 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: 1–121. handle. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Abronia fuscolabialis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 March 2018.
• Campbell, J. 2007. IUCN: Abronia fuscolabialis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T63677A12706446. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63677A12706446.en

Vernacular names

English: Mount Zempoaltepec Arboreal Alligator Lizard
español: Escorpión Arboricola del Zempoaltepec