Frost's arboreal alligator lizard facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Frost's arboreal alligator lizard |
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Abronia (lizard)
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frosti
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Frost's arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia frosti) is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala in Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, frosti, is in honor of American herpetologist Darrell R. Frost.
Geographic range
A. frosti is found in one isolated location in Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. frosti, is forest, an altitudes of 2,800–2,900 m (9,200–9,500 ft).
Description
A. frosti can be distinguished from all other Guatemalan species of Abronia by its lack of protuberant supra-aurical spines.
Reproduction
A. frosti is ovoviviparous.
See also
In Spanish: Abronia frosti para niños
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