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Mitchell's Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Abronia mitchelli
Abronia mitchelli, also known commonly as Mitchell's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Mitchell in Mexican Spanish, is a species of arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1982 by Jonathan A. Campbell, is native to southwestern Mexico.
From the article Abronia mitchelli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The natural habitat of Abronia mitchelli is cloud forest at an altitude of 2,750 m (9,020 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Lyndon A. Mitchell.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32007.