Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: February 11th, 2024.
 
|
Genus
Abronia
 |
Arboreal Alligator Lizards
|
 |
Baumschleichen
|
 |
Træ-alligatorøgler
|
|
1838 |  |
Abronia Gray (type species: Gerrhonotus deppii Wiegmann 1828) |
|
1843 | |
Aspidosoma Fitzinger (type species: Gerrhonotus taeniatus Wiegmann 1828; syn. Good 1988) |
|
1843 | |
Leiogerrhonotus Fitzinger (type species: Gerrhonotus deppii Wiegmann 1828; syn. Good 1988) |
|
1878 | |
Mesaspis Cope (type species: Gerrhonotus moreleti Bocourt 1871; syn. Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020) |
|
1993 | |
Abaculabronia Campbell & Frost (type species: Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon 1961; syn. Campbell & Frost 1993) |
|
1993 | |
Aenigmabronia Campbell & Frost (type species: Abronia mitchelli Campbell 1982; syn. Campbell & Frost 1993) |
|
1993 | |
Auriculabronia Campbell & Frost (type species: Gerrhonotus auritus Cope 1868; syn. Campbell & Frost 1993) |
|
1993 | |
Lissabronia Campbell & Frost (type species: Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo 1983; syn. Campbell & Frost 1993) |
|
1993 | |
Scopaeabronia Campbell & Frost (type species: Abronia bogerti Tihen 1954; syn. Campbell & Frost 1993) |
Contents:
39 species, of which 35 (89.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Other common names:
Mesaspis: Middle American Alligator Lizards, Highland Alligator Lizards
Remarks:
Previously included in
Gerrhonotus (se remarks under that genus).
Distribution:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas,
Guerrero,
Hidalgo,
Mexico State,
Morelos,
Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
Nicaragua,
Panama.
| |
|
Abronia antauges
|
Mount Orizaba Alligator Lizard
|
|
Orizaba-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Orizaba-alligatorøgle
|
|
1866 | |
Barissia antauges Cope |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus antauges Boulenger 1885 |
|
| |
Mesaspis antauges Liner 1994 |
|
| |
Abronia antauges Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
|
1878 | |
Pterogasterus modestus Cope (Good 1988; Solano-Zavaleta, Luz & Clause 2017) |
|
| |
Barisia modesta Waddick & Smith 1974 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
|
|
|
Abronia anzuetoi
|
Volcán de Agua Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Anzueto's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Volcán de Agua-Baumschleiche
|
|
Volcán de Agua-alligatorøgle
|
|
1993 | |
Abronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia aurita
|
Alta Verapaz Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Alta Verapaz-Baumschleiche
|
|
Alta Verapaz-alligatorøgle
|
|
1868 | |
Gerrhonotus auritus Cope |
|
| |
Abronia aurita Tihen 1949 |
Remarks:
Previously included vasconcelosii. A Mexican record of this species (Johnson 1989) is based on ochoterenai (Flores-Villela 1993).
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia bogerti
|
Sierra Atravesada Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Bogert's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Sierra Atravesada-Baumschleiche
|
|
Atravesada-alligatorøgle
|
|
1954 | |
Abronia bogerti Tihen |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus bogerti Wermuth 1969 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia campbelli
|
Jalapa Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Jalapa-Baumschleiche
|
|
Jalapa-alligatorøgle
|
|
1993 | |
Abronia campbelli Brodie & Savage |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia chiszari
|
Cuetzalapan Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Chiszar's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Cuetzalapan-Baumschleiche
|
|
Cuetzalapan-alligatorøgle
|
|
1981 | |
Abronia chiszari Smith & Smith |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
|
|
|
Abronia cuchumatana
|
Cuchumatanes Alligator Lizard
|
|
Cuchumatanes-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Cuchumatanes-alligatorøgle
|
|
2016 | |
Mesaspis cuchumatanus Solano-Zavaleta, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Campbell |
|
| |
Abronia cuchumatana Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia cuetzpali
|
Sierra de Miahuatlán Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Miahuatlán-Baumschleiche
|
|
Miahuatlán-alligatorøgle
|
|
2016 | |
Abronia cuetzpali Campbell, Solano-Zavaleta, Flores-Villela, Caviedes-Solis & Frost |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia cunemica
|
Coapilla Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Coapilla-Baumschleiche
|
|
Coapilla-alligatorøgle
|
|
2024 | |
Abronia cunemica Clause, Luna-Reyes, Mendoza-Velázquez, Nieto-Montes de Oca & Solano-Zavaleta |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia deppii
|
Guerreran Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Deppe's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Guerrero-Baumschleiche
|
|
Guerrero-alligatorøgle
|
|
1828 | |
Gerrhonotus deppii Wiegmann |
|
| |
Abronia deppii Gray 1838 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Mexico State,
Michoacan,
Morelos).
|
|
|
Abronia fimbriata
|
Cáquipec Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Cáquipec-Baumschleiche
|
|
Cáquipec-alligatorøgle
|
|
1885 | |
Barissia fimbriata Cope |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus fimbriatus Boulenger 1885 |
|
| |
Abronia fimbriata Waddick & Smith 1974 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of aurita (e.g., Stuart 1963, Wermuth 1969).
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia frosti
|
Patalcal Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Patalcal-Baumschleiche
|
|
Patalcal-alligatorøgle
|
|
1998 | |
Abronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Acevedo & Mendelson |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia fuscolabialis
|
Mount Zempoaltepec Alligator Lizard
|
|
Zempoaltepac-Baumschleiche
|
|
Zempoaltepac-alligatorøgle
|
|
1944 | |
Gerrhonotus fuscolabialis Tihen |
|
| |
Abronia fuscolabialis Tihen 1949 |
|
1985 | |
Abronia kalaina Good & Schwenk (Campbell & Frost 1993) |
Other common names:
kalaina: Sierra Juarez Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia gadovii
|
Omilteme Alligator Lizard, (Gadow's Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Omilteme-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Omilteme-alligatorøgle
|
|
1913 | |
Gerrhonotus gadovii Boulenger |
|
| |
Barisia gadovii Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis gadovii Liner 1994 |
|
| |
Abronia gadovii Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
|
1949 | |
Barisia gadovii levigata Tihen |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus gadovii levigata Wermuth 1969 |
|
| |
Mesaspis gadovii levigata Liner 1994 |
Other common names:
gadovii: Common Gadow's Alligator Lizard
levigata: Smooth Alligator Lizard
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia gaiophantasma
|
Cerro Verde Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Cerro Verde-Baumschleiche
|
|
Cerro Verde-alligatorøgle
|
|
1993 | |
Abronia gaiophantasma Campbell & Frost |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia graminea
|
Sierra de Tehuacan Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Terrestrial Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Grüne Baumschleiche
|
|
Tehuacan-alligatorøgle
|
|
1864 | |
Gerrhonotus gramineus Cope |
|
| |
Abronia taeniata graminea Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus taeniatus gramineus Wermuth 1969 |
|
| |
Abronia graminea Liner 1994 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca,
Puebla,
Veracruz).
|
|
|
Abronia juarezi
|
Sierra Juarez Alligator Lizard
|
|
Juarez-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Juarez-alligatorøgle
|
|
1987 | |
Barisia juarezi Karges & Wright |
|
| |
Mesaspis juarezi Liner 1994 |
|
| |
Abronia juarezi Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia leurolepis
|
Flat-scaled Arboreal Alligator Lizard, Smooth-backed Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Flachschuppige Baumschleiche
|
|
Fladskællet Alligatorøgle
|
|
1993 | |
Abronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia lythrochila
|
Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Rotlippen-Baumschleiche
|
|
Rødlæbet Alligatorøgle
|
|
1963 | |
Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez del Toro |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus lythrochilus Wermuth 1969 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia martindelcampoi
|
Chilpancingo Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Martin del Campo's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Chilpancingo-Baumschleiche
|
|
Chilpancingo-alligatorøgle
|
|
2003 | |
Abronia martindelcampoi Flores-Villela & Sánchez-H. |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero).
|
|
|
Abronia matudai
|
Volcán Tacaná Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Matuda's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Tacaná-Baumschleiche
|
|
Tacaná-alligatorøgle
|
|
1946 | |
Gerrhonotus matudai Hartweg & Tihen |
|
| |
Abronia matudai Tihen 1949 |
Distribution:
Guatemala,
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia meledona
|
Torre de Guatel Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Guatel-Baumschleiche
|
|
Guatel-alligatorøgle
|
|
1999 | |
Abronia meledona Campbell & Brodie |
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia mitchelli
|
Cerro Pelón Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Mitchell's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Pelón-Baumschleiche
|
|
Pelón-alligatorøgle
|
|
1982 | |
Abronia mitchelli Campbell |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia mixteca
|
Mixtecan Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Mixteca-Baumschleiche
|
|
Mixteca-alligatorøgle
|
|
1967 | |
Abronia mixteca Bogert & Porter |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guerrero,
Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia montecristoi
|
Montecristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Montecristo-Baumschleiche
|
|
Montecristo-alligatorøgle
|
|
1983 | |
Abronia montecristoi Hidalgo |
Remarks:
Köhler (1996) expressed doubt that montecristoi and salvadorensis were actually distinct from one another, however, their separate status was confirmed by McCranie & Wilson (1999).
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Honduras.
|
|
|
Abronia monticola
|
Pico Blanco Alligator Lizard
|
|
Pico Blanco-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Pico Blanco-alligatorøgle
|
|
1877 | |
Gerrhonotus monticolus Cope |
|
| |
Barisia monticola Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis monticola Villa, Wilson & Johnson 1988 |
|
| |
Abronia monticola Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
|
1907 | |
Gerrhonotus alfaroi Stejneger (Taylor 1956) |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
|
Abronia monticola
© Henrik Bringsøe
|
|
Abronia moreletii
|
Peten Alligator Lizard, (Morelet's Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Peten-Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Peten-alligatorøgle
|
|
1871 | |
Gerrhonotus moreletii Bocourt |
|
| |
Barisia moreleti Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis moreleti Villa, Wilson & Johnson 1988 |
|
| |
Abronia moreleti Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
|
1872 | |
Gerrhonotus fulvus Bocourt (Wermuth 1969) |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus moreletii fulvus Stuart 1943 |
|
| |
Barisia moreleti fulva Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis moreleti fulvus Good, Bauer & Günther 1993 |
|
1928 | |
Gerrhonotus salvadorensis Schmidt (Wermuth 1969) |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus moreletii salvadorensis Dunn & Emlen 1932 |
|
| |
Barisia moreleti salvadorensis Tihen 1949 |
|
1946 | |
Gerrhonotus moreleti rafaeli Hartweg & Tihen |
|
| |
Barisia moreleti rafaeli Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis moreleti rafaeli Liner 1994 |
|
1946 | |
Gerrhonotus moreleti temporalis Hartweg & Tihen |
|
| |
Barisia moreleti temporalis Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis moreleti temporalis Liner 1994 |
Other common names:
rafaeli: Rafael's Alligator Lizard
temporalis: Temporal Alligator Lizard
Remarks:
Solano-Zavaleta & Nieto-Montes de Oca (2018) suggested that moreletii contains six evolutionary independent lineages, including four of the currently
recognized subspecies (moreletii, rafaeli, salvadorensis Schmidt 1928 [not Hidalgo 1983], temporalis) and two unnamed lineages in Honduras and Nicaragua, respectively.
However, the authors did not formally recognize these lineages as separate evolutionary species, pending further studies to support their results.
Distribution:
El Salvador,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
Mexico
(Chiapas),
Nicaragua.
|
|
|
Abronia morenica
|
Sierra Morena Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Sierra-Morena-Baumschleiche
|
|
Sierra Morena-alligatorøgle
|
|
2020 | |
Abronia morenica Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes de Oca |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia oaxacae
|
Oaxacan Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Oaxaca-Baumschleiche
|
|
Klatrende Oaxaca-alligatorøgle
|
|
1885 | |
Gerrhonotus oaxacae Günther |
|
| |
Abronia oaxacae Tihen 1949 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia ochoterenai
|
Northern Chiapas Alligator Lizard, (Ochoterena's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Chiapas-Baumschleiche
|
|
Chiapas-alligatorøgle
|
|
1939 | |
Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii ochoterenai Martin del Campo |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus ochoterenai Hartweg & Tihen 1946 |
|
| |
Abronia ochoterenai Tihen 1949 |
Remarks:
Peterson & Nieto-Montes de Oca (1996) discussed the uncertainty regarding the type locality of ochoterenai.
A record from Guatemala (Acevedo, Wilson, Cano & Vázquez-Almazán 2010) needs confirmation.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia ornelasi
|
Cerro Baul Alligator Lizard, (Ornela's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Baul-Baumschleiche
|
|
Baul-alligatorøgle
|
|
1984 | |
Abronia ornelasi Campbell |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia ramirezi
|
Cerro la Vela Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Ramirez' Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
La Vela-Baumschleiche
|
|
La Vela-alligatorøgle
|
|
1994 | |
Abronia ramirezi Campbell |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia reidi
|
Volcán San Martin Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Reid's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
San Martin-Baumschleiche
|
|
San Martin-alligatorøgle
|
|
1961 | |
Abronia reidi Werler & Shannon |
|
| |
Gerrhonotus reidi Wermuth 1969 |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
|
|
|
Abronia salvadorensis
|
Salvadoran Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Salvadoriansche Baumschleiche
|
|
Salvadoransk Alligatorøgle
|
|
1983 | |
Abronia salvadorensis Hidalgo [not Gerrhonotus salvadorensis Schmidt 1928] |
Remarks:
This species is in need of a replacement name, since the name salvadorensis is already in use for another taxon in the genus, Gerrhonotus salvadorensis Schmidt 1928
(currently A. moreletii salvadorensis).
Köhler (1996) expressed doubt that montecristoi and salvadorensis were actually distinct from one another, however, their separate status was confirmed by McCranie & Wilson (1999).
Previously recorded from localities in El Salvador which are now part of Honduran territory, however, the species may occur in El Salvador (Köhler, Veselý & Greenbaum 2006).
Distribution:
Honduras.
|
|
|
Abronia smithi
|
Cerro El Triúnfo Arboreal Alligator Lizard, (Smith's Arboreal Alligator Lizard)
|
|
Cerro el Triúnfo-Baumschleiche
|
|
Triúnfo-alligatorøgle
|
|
1993 | |
Abronia smithi Campbell & Frost |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Chiapas).
|
|
|
Abronia taeniata
|
Bromeliad Arboreal Alligator Lizard, Banded Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Gestreifte Baumschleiche
|
|
Båndet Alligatorøgle
|
|
1828 | |
Gerrhonotus taeniatus Wiegmann |
|
| |
Abronia taeniatus Gray 1838 |
|
1905 | |
Gerrhonotus deppii digueti Mocquard (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
Remarks:
Most widely distributed species of the genus.
Distribution:
Mexico
(Guanajuato,
Hidalgo,
Puebla,
Queretaro,
San Luis Potosi,
Tamaulipas,
Veracruz),
|
|
|
Abronia vasconcelosii
|
Argueta Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Argueta-Baumschleiche
|
|
Argueta-alligatorøgle
|
|
1872 | |
Gerrhonotus vasconcelosii Bocourt |
|
| |
Abronia vasconcelosi Waddick & Smith 1974 |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of aurita by Campbell & Frost (1993), but as a valid species by most recent publications (e.g., Köhler 2000, 2008; Pianka & Vitt 2003; Acevedo, Wilson, Cano & Vázquez-Almazán 2010).
Distribution:
Guatemala.
|
|
|
Abronia viridiflava
|
Dwarf Alligator Lizard
|
|
Gelbgrüne Alligatorschleiche
|
|
Gulgrøn Alligatorøgle
|
|
1873 | |
Gerrhonotus viridiflavus Bocourt |
|
| |
Barisia viridiflava Tihen 1949 |
|
| |
Mesaspis viridiflava Liner 1994 |
|
| |
Abronia viridiflava Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Zaldívar-Riverón, Solano-Zavaleta, Campbell, Meza-Lázaro, Flores-Villela & Nieto-Montes de Oca 2020 [by implication] |
|
1876 | |
Gerrhonotus bocourti Peters (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
|
1885 | |
Gerrhonotus obscurus Günther (Smith & Taylor 1950) |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Oaxaca).
|
|
|
Abronia zongolica
|
Sierra de Zongolica Arboreal Alligator Lizard
|
|
Zongolica-Baumschleiche
|
|
Zongolica-alligatorøgle
|
|
2022 | |
Abronia zongolica García-Vázquez, Clause, Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Cazares-Hernández & Ángel de la Torre-Loranca |
Distribution:
Mexico
(Veracruz).
|
|
|