Abronia gadovii

Abronia gadovii, also known as Gadow's alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2]

Abronia gadovii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. gadovii
Binomial name
Abronia gadovii
(Boulenger, 1913)

Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  • Abronia gadovii gadovii (Boulenger, 1913) – Guerrero
  • Abronia gadovii levigata Tihen, 1949

– Oaxaca

References

  1. Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Mesaspis gadovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63713A12708812. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. Abronia gadovii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2022.


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