Abronia mitchelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Diploglossa 

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

Familia: Anguidae
Subfamilia: Gerrhonotinae
Genus: Abronia
Species:

Name

Holotype: UTA R-10000, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Cerro Pelón, N slope Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, México. ... in cloud forest at an elevation of about 2750 m.”

References

Primary references

  • Campbell, J.A. 1982. A new species of Abronia (Sauria, Anguidae) from the Sierra Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. Herpetologica 38(3): 355–361. JSTOR Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Mitchell's Alligator Lizard
  • español: Escorpión Arboricola de Mitchell