Barisia imbricata

Barisia imbricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Barisia
Species:
B. imbricata
Binomial name
Barisia imbricata
(Wiegmann, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gerrhonotus imbricatus Wiegmann, 1828
  • Barissia imbricata [sic] Gray, 1845
  • Barisia imbricata Tihen, 1949

Barisia imbricata, also known commonly as the imbricate alligator lizard, the transvolcanic alligator lizard, and el escorpión de transvolcánico in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Geographic range

B. imbricata is found in the Mexican states of Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz, and Zacatecas.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of B. imbricata are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200–3,000 m (3,900–9,800 ft).[1]

Behavior

B. imbricata is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

B. imbricata preys predominately upon insects but will also kill and eat small vertebrates.[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of B. imbricata has been described as viviparous[1] and ovoviviparous.[2] Litter size is up to 11 newborns.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F.; Ponce-Campos, P.; García Aguayo, A.; Vázquez Díaz, J.; Quintero Díaz, G.E.; Santos-Barrera, G.; Campbell, J.A. (2007). "Barisia imbricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63693A12698815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63693A12698815.en.
  2. ^ a b c d Species Barisia imbricata at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

Further reading

  • Guilette LJ Jr, Casas-Andreu G (1987). "The Reproductive Biology of the High Elevation Mexican Lizard Barisia imbricata". Herpetologica 43 (1): 29–38.
  • Lemos-Espinal, Julio; Smith, Geoffrey R.; Ballinger, Royce E. (1998). "Temperature relationships of the lizard, Barisia imbricata, from México". Amphibia-Reptilia 19: 95–99.
  • Wiegmann AF (1828). "Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde". Isis von Oken 21 (4): 364–383. (Gerrhonotus imbricatus, new species). (in German and Latin).


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