Abronia ornelasi

Abronia ornelasi, Ornelas's arboreal alligator lizard or Cerro Baul alligator lizard, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is endemic to southern Mexico.

Abronia ornelasi
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (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. ornelasi
Binomial name
Abronia ornelasi Campbell, 1984
Synonyms[3]
Abronia ornelasi Campbell, 1984 Abronia (Abaculabronia) ornelasi — Campbell & Frost, 1993 Abronia ornelasi — Liner, 1994

Etymology

The specific name, ornelasi, is in honor of Julio Ornelas Martinez who assisted Campbell in fieldwork in Mexico.^[4]

Geographic range

A. ornelasi is found in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of A. ornelasi is cloud forest at altitudes of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft).^[3]

Reproduction

A. ornelasi is viviparous.^[3]