Abronia gadovii

Abronia gadovii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species:
A. gadovii
Binomial name
Abronia gadovii
(Boulenger, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Gerrhonotus gadovii
    Boulenger, 1913
  • Barisia gadovii
    Tihen, 1949
  • Mesaspis gadovii
    Good, 1988
  • Abronia gadovii
    Gutiérrez-Rodríguez et al., 2020

Abronia gadovii, also known commonly as Gadow's alligator lizard and el escorpión de Gadow in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to the highlands of the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico. Two subspecies are recognized:

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