Oaxaca Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia oaxacae)

Oaxaca Arboreal Alligator Lizard, a reference photo — Photo: miguelm_b · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Abronia oaxacae, the Oaxacan arboreal alligator lizard, is a vulnerable species of arboreal alligator lizard described in 1885 by Albert C. L. G. Günther. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Oaxaca Arboreal Alligator Lizard being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Abronia taeniata
Abronia lythrochila
Abronia deppii
Abronia graminea

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Abronia
Species: Abronia oaxacae

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