Abronia graminea

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	ANGUIDAE

Scientific Name:

Abronia graminea

Species Authority:

(Cope, 1864)

Common Name/s:

English

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Terrestrial Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Synonym/s:

Gerrhonotus gramineus Cope, 1864

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Flores-Villela, O. & Santos-Barrera, G.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered, as the extent of occurrence is less than 3,000 km², populations are severely fragmented and there is a continuing decline in the area and quality of forest habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the highlands of the States of Veracruz and adjacent Puebla, Mexico. It has an elevational range of 1,350 to 2,743 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	It is considered to be moderately common and is regularly recorded.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Animals inhabit bromeliads in the canopy of montane pine-oak and cloud forest. It seems unlikely that this species can be found in degraded habitat. This is a viviparous species.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is threatened by deforestation and degradation of habitat, largely through the conversion of land to agricultural use. The pet trade is a potential threat to this species; current levels of exploitation are unclear.

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened by deforestation and degradation of habitat, largely through the conversion of land to agricultural use. The pet trade is a potential threat to this species; current levels of exploitation are unclear.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in two protected areas, in el Cañon Rio Blanco and Pico de Orizaba National Park. This species is protected by Mexican law under the category Pr (Special Protection). Further studies are needed for this little know species, including research into current levels of exploitation.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in two protected areas, in el Cañon Rio Blanco and Pico de Orizaba National Park. This species is protected by Mexican law under the category Pr (Special Protection). Further studies are needed for this little know species, including research into current levels of exploitation.

Citation:	Flores-Villela, O. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. Abronia graminea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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