Abronia chiszari

Abronia chiszari, Chiszar's arboreal alligator lizard, is an endangered species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is native to east-central Mexico.

Abronia chiszari
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. chiszari
Binomial name
Abronia chiszari H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1981
Synonyms[3]
Abronia chiszari H.M. Smith & R.B. Smith, 1981 Abronia (Scopaeabronia) chiszari — Campbell & Frost, 1993 Abronia chiszari — Liner, 1994

Taxonomy

A. chiszari was described in 1981 by Hobart Muir Smith and Rozella Blood Smith, his wife.

Etymology

The specific name, chiszari, is in honor of American herpetologist David Chiszar.^[4]

Geographic range

A. chiszari is only found on the slopes of Volcano Santa Marta, in the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico, between elevations of 360 to 800 m (1,180 to 2,620 ft).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. chiszar is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

A. chiszari is viviparous.^[3]