Abronia mitchelli

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 mitchelli

Species Authority:

Campbell, 1982

Common Name/s:

English

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Mitchell's Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Campbell, J.A.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient, as while the habitat at the type collection locality remains intact, there is an absence of information on its extent of occurrence, population status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from a single specimen collected on the Cerro Pelon, Sierra de Juarez, Oaxaca State, Mexico. It was collected at 1,750 m asl. It possibly ranges more widely than is currently known.
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is known only from the type collection; there are no recent records.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is an arboreal species present in the canopy of tropical cloud forest. Populations are expected to need areas with mature, tall trees to persist. It seems unlikely that the species can occur in heavily modified habitat.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The forest from which the type specimen was collected remains intact, and as such there are not considered to be any major threats to the species.

Major Threat(s):

The forest from which the type specimen was collected remains intact, and as such there are not considered to be any major threats to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species is protected by Mexican law under the category Pr (Special Protection). The forest where the species was collected in Cerro Pelon is protecetd by the local Comaltepec community. Further research is needed into the geographic range and ecology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

This species is protected by Mexican law under the category Pr (Special Protection). The forest where the species was collected in Cerro Pelon is protecetd by the local Comaltepec community. Further research is needed into the geographic range and ecology of this species.

Citation:	Campbell, J.A. 2007. Abronia mitchelli. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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