MExican arboreal alligator lizard

Range – Mexico, pine/oak and cloud (mesophylic) forests in Veracruz, Puebla, and Oaxaca

Habitat – cloud and pine/oak forests with high humidity

Not common in their native ranges and are limited to small geographic areas

Live in high trees rarely descending to the ground

Wild – unknown but likely up to 15 years

Zoo – 15 years

The biggest threat to arboreal alligator lizards is habitat destruction. An additional threat is the pet trade.

The arboreal alligator lizard lives in two protected areas, el Cañon Rio Blanco and Pico de Orizaba National Park.

Captive breeding projects

Breeders’ expo Europe. Accessed at http://www.breeders-expo.de/species/Anguidae/Abronia-graminea.html

Flores-Villela, O. & Santos-Barrera, G. 2007. Abronia graminea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Version 2014.2. Accessed at www.iucnredlist.org.

Jason Wagner. Abronia Arboreal Alligator Lizard. Reptiles Magazine. Accessed at

http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Lizard-Species/Abronia-Arboreal-Alligator-Lizards/

Project Abronia. 2008. Accessed at http://projectabronia.com/

Viva Natura. Arbonia graminea Facts. Accessed at http://vivanatura.org/Abronia_graminea.html