Abronia ochoterenai, also known commonly as Ochoterena's arboreal alligator lizard, the northern Chiapas arboreal alligator lizard, and escorpión arboricola de Ochoterena in Mexican Spanish, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species, which is native to extreme southern Mexico, was described in 1939 by Rafael Martín del Campo.
Etymology The specific name, ochoterenai, is in honor of Mexican biologist Isaac Ochoterena Mendieta.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Abronia ochoterenai, p. 193).
Geographic range Abronia ochoterenai is endemic to the Mexican state of Chiapas, where it is found at elevations of . [Rediscovering the alligator lizard – picture of the day].
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Abronia ochoterenai is forest.
Behavior Abronia ochoterenai is arboreal.
Reproduction Abronia ochoterenai is viviparous.
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Further reading
(Abronia ochoterenai, p. 39). (in German). Martín del Campo R (1939). "Contribución al conocimiento de los gerrhonoti mexicanos, con la presentación de una nueva forma". Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de México 10: 853–861. (Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai, new subspecies). (in Spanish). (Abronia ochoterenai, new combination).