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Matuda's Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Abronia matudai
Abronia matudai, also known commonly as Matuda's arboreal alligator lizard and escorpión arborícola de Matuda in New World Spanish, is a species of endangered arboreal alligator lizard in the family Anguidae. The species, which was originally described in 1946 by Norman Hartweg and Joseph Tihen, is native to Middle America.
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Description
Dorsally, Abronia matudai is green in life (fading to blue gray in alcohol), with about 11 dark crossbars on the head and body, and a corresponding number on the tail. The holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 77 mm (3.0 in), and the tail is approximately the same length.
Range & habitat
Abronia matudai is found in southwestern Guatemala and southeastern Chiapas, Mexico.
Wikipedia: “Geographic distribution”
In human culture
The specific name, matudai, is in honor of Eizi Matuda, a Japanese-born Mexican botanist.
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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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 32009.