Frost's arboreal alligator lizard

Frost's arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia frosti) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala in Central America.

Frost's arboreal alligator lizard
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Anguimorpha
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Abronia
Species:	A. frosti
Binomial name
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, M. Acevedo & Mendelson, 1998

Etymology

The specific name, frosti, is in honor of American herpetologist Darrell R. Frost.^[3]

Geographic range

A. frosti is found in one isolated location in Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala.^[1][4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. frosti, is forest, an altitudes of 2,800–2,900 m (9,200–9,500 ft).^[1]

Description

A. frosti can be distinguished from all other Guatemalan species of Abronia by its lack of protuberant supra-aurical spines.^[4]

Reproduction

A. frosti is ovoviviparous.^[4]