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Morelet's Alligator Lizard
Abronia moreletii
Abronia moreletii, commonly known as Morelet's alligator lizard and escorpión de Morelet in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Gerrhonotinae of the family Anguidae. The species is native to Central America. There are four recognized subspecies.
From the article Abronia moreletii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Abronia moreletii is native to southern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
The mode of reproduction of Abronia moreletii has been described as being viviparous and as being ovoviviparous.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
In human culture
The specific name, moreletii, is in honor of French naturalist Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Abronia moreletii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 1161332.