Abronia campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's alligator lizard, is species of critically endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. Abronia campbelli is endemic to eastern Guatemala.
Etymology The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Abronia campbelli, p. 46).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of Abronia campbelli is forest, at altitudes of .
Reproduction Abronia campbelli is ovoviviparous. www.reptile-database.org.
References
Further reading Ariano-Sánchez, Daniel; Torres-Almazán, Monica (2010). "Rediscovery of Abronia campbelli (Sauria: Anguidae) from a Pine-Oak Forest in Southeastern Guatemala: Habitat Characterization, Natural History, and Conservation Status". Herpetological Review 41 (3): 290–292. Brodie ED Jr, Savage RF (1993). "A new species of Abronia (Squamata: Anguidae) from a dry oak forest in eastern Guatemala". Herpetologica 49 (4): 420–427. (Abronia campbelli, new species). Lock, Brad; Torres, Monica (2016). "Projekt zum Schutz der vom Aussterben bedrohten Baumschleiche Abronia campbelli im Osten Guatemalas ". Terraria-Elaphe 62 (6): 72–79. (in German).