Abronia ornelasi
| Abronia ornelasi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. ornelasi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia (lizard) ornelasi Campbell, 1984 | |
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Abronia ornelasi is a species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1984 by Jonathan A. Campbell.
Etymology
The specific name, ornelasi, is in honor of Julio Ornelas Martinez who assisted Campbell in fieldwork in Mexico.[2]
References
- ↑ Campbell JA (2007). "Abronia ornelasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ↑ 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 ornelasi, p. 196).
Further reading
- Campbell JA (1984). "A New Species of Abronia (Sauria: Anguidae) with Comments on the Herpetogeography of the Highlands of Southern Mexico". Herpetologica 40 (4): 373-381. (Abronia ornelasi, new species).
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