Abronia reidi
| Abronia reidi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. reidi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia (lizard) reidi Werler & Shannon, 1961 | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Abronia reidi is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1961 by John E. Werler and Frederick A. Shannon.
Etymology
The specific name, reidi, is in honor of Jack Robert Reid (born 1933) of San Antonio, Texas, who was one of the collectors of the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
A. reidi is endemic to the Mexican state of Veracruz.[2]
References
- ↑ Flores-Villela O, Lopez-Luna MA (2007). "Abronia reidi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- 1 2 "Abronia reidi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Abronia reidi, p. 219).
Further reading
- Werler JE, Shannon FA (1961). "Two New Lizards (Genera Abronia and Xenosaurus) from the Las Tuxtlas Range of Veracruz, Mexico". Trans. Kansas Acad Sci. 64 (2): 123-132. (Abronia reidi, new species, p. 123).
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