The Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia montecristoi) is an endangered species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is distributed in the cloud forests of El Salvador[3] as well as Honduras.[4] This species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List[1]
The specific name, montecristoi, refers to the type locality, "Hacienda Montecristo ".[3]
While there is not much known about A. montecristoi, McCranie and Wilson described the color of the back as antique brown, with pale, cinnamon-colored crossbands, with the color buff-yellow on the sides. The head is also colored cinnamon. The scales on the top of the head have little black dots. The sides of the head do not have these little black dots. The front limbs are cinnamon, with the back limbs being tawny. The tail is colored antique brown. Also on the tail are cinnamon-colored crossbands. On the underside, the color is cinnamon as well. The eyes are pale, and greenish silver.[4] As the common name suggests, A. montecristoi is found primarily in trees.
There is very little known about the ecology of A. montecristoi. However, the species is an inhabitant of cloud forests which are a major source of biodiversity in the world. Cloud forests, as the name suggests, are covered by clouds because they are at high enough elevations where cloud formation occurs which ranges from about 5,000 to 10,000 ft (1,500 to 3,000 m).[5] These cloud forests are a place where there is the constant flow of water because they are surrounded by clouds. This results in large biodiversity. Again, it is unclear how A. montecristoi intereacts with its environment, but this species does live primarily in the trees of the cloud forests.
Since A. montecristoi inhabits many cloud forests, its future looks bleak. The reason for this is because many of the cloud forest are steadily disappearing. Some scientists estimate that the cloud forests will disappear in the near future. These cloud forests are a major place of biodiversity. A. montecristoi is just one of a vast number of species that call these forests home. Conservation efforts are currently being made by the Tropical Montane Cloud Forest Initiative which is made up of three conservations program consisting of the United Nations Environment Program, the World Conservation Union, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.[5]
The Monte Cristo arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia montecristoi) is an endangered species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is distributed in the cloud forests of El Salvador as well as Honduras. This species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List
El dragoncito de Montecristo Metapán (Abronia montecristoi) es una especie de lagarto que pertenece a la familia Anguidae.[3]
Es endémico de la región del cerro Montecristo en El Salvador y Honduras; quizá en Guatemala.[1][3] Su rango altitudinal oscila entre 1370 y 2250 msnm.[1]
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El dragoncito de Montecristo Metapán (Abronia montecristoi) es una especie de lagarto que pertenece a la familia Anguidae.
Abronia montecristoi Abronia generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Anguidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Abronia montecristoi Abronia generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Anguidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Abronia montecristoi est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Anguidae[1].
Cette espèce se rencontre au Guatemala, au Honduras et au Salvador entre 1 370 et 2 250 m d'altitude[1].
Son nom d'espèce lui a été donné en référence au lieu de sa découverte, le mont Montecristo[2].
Abronia montecristoi là một loài thằn lằn trong họ Anguidae. Loài này được Hidalgo mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1983.[2]
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