Abronia gadovii

Abronia gadovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. gadovii
Binomial name
Abronia gadovii
(Boulenger, 1913)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gerrhonotus gadovii
    Boulenger, 1913
  • Barisia gadovii
    — Tihen, 1949
  • Mesaspis gadovii
    — Good, 1988
  • Abronia gadovii
    — Gutiérrez-Rodríguez et al., 2020

Abronia gadovii, also known commonly as Gadow's alligator lizard and el escorpión de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico.[1][2] Two subspecies are recognized:[2]

  1. ^ a b Canseco-Márquez, L.; Campbell, J.A.; Ponce-Campos, P.; Muñoz-Alonso, A.; García Aguayo, A. (2007). "Mesaspis gadovii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63713A12708812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63713A12708812.en.
  2. ^ a b c Abronia gadovii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 November 2022.