Abronia smithi

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 smithi

Species Authority:

Campbell & Frost, 1993

Common Name/s:

English

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Smith's Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Campbell, J.A. & Muñoz-Alonso, A.
Reviewer/s:	Cox, N., Chanson, J.S. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Reptile Assessment Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern since, although its extent of occurrence is around 2,000 km², populations are stable with little current threat, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This lizard is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, in southeastern Chiapas State, Mexico. It occurs at elevations of 1,800 to 2,800 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is considered to be relatively uncommon and it is known from only a few localities. It is generally hard to census populations owing to the species arboreal habits.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is an arboreal species of montane tropical cloud forest. While animals need large trees to persist, populations appear to be able to tolerate some selective logging.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is generally threatened through deforestation, and transformation of land use in agriculture areas.

Major Threat(s):

It is generally threatened through deforestation, and transformation of land use in agriculture areas.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has been recorded from the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve; this is considered to be a well managed protected area. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance and ecology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

The species has been recorded from the El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve; this is considered to be a well managed protected area. Further studies are needed into the distribution, abundance and ecology of this species.

Citation:	Campbell, J.A. & Muñoz-Alonso, A. 2007. Abronia smithi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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