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Mount Zempoaltepec Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen, 1944)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Abronia fuscolabialis (Tihen, 1944)
Name authority
(Tihen, 1944)
Common name
Mount Zempoaltepec Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Anguidae
Genus
Abronia
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyAnguidae
  12. subfamilyGerrhonotinae
  13. genusAbronia
  14. speciesAbronia fuscolabialis (Tihen, 1944)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Abronia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Matuda's Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia matudai (Hartweg & Tihen, 1946)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gadow's Alligator LizardAbronia gadovii (Boulenger, 1913)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Morelet's Alligator LizardAbronia moreletii (Bocourt, 1872)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sierra Morena Arboreal Alligator LizardsAbronia morenica Clause, Luna-Reyes & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2020AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Anzuetoi Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia anzuetoi Campbell & Frost, 1993AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cope's Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia aurita (Cope, 1869)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Bogert's Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia bogerti Tihen, 1954AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Chiszar's Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia chiszari Smith & Smith, 1981AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Abronia fimbriata (Cope, 1885)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Frost’s Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia frosti Campbell, Sasa, Acevedo & Mendelson, 1998AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sierra de Tehuacan Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia graminea (Cope, 1864)AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Flat-scaled Arboreal Alligator LizardAbronia leurolepis Campbell & Frost, 1993AnguidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gerrhonotus fuscolabialis Tihen, 1944 Tihen, 1944synonym
Abronia kalaina Good & Schwenk, 1985 Good & Schwenk, 1985synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Mexico (Oaxaca)

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Abronia&species=fuscolabialis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:8M6W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.