| Barisia herrerae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Barisia |
| Species: | B. herrerae |
| Binomial name | |
| Barisia herrerae Zaldívar-Riverón & Nieto-Montes de Oca, 2002 | |
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Herrera's alligator lizard (Barisia herrerae) is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Etymology
The specific name, herrerae, is in honor of Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera.
Geographic range
B. herrerae is found in central Mexico, in the Mexican states of México and Morelos.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of B. herrerae is forest, at altitudes of 2,350–2,500 m (7,710–8,200 ft).
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of B. herrerae has been described as viviparous and as ovoviviparous. Litter size is five to seven newborns.
References
- ^ Flores-Villela, O.; Canseco-Márquez, L. (2007). "Barisia herrerae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63692A12698574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63692A12698574.en.
- ^ Species Barisia herrerae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponymy Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Barisia herrerae, p. 122).
Further reading
- Bryson, Robert W., Jr; Riddle, Brett R. (2012). "Tracing the origins of widespread highland species: a case of Neogene diversification across the Mexican sierras in an endemic lizard". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 105 (2): 382–394.
- Lemos-Espinal JA, Smith GR (2020). "A conservation checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of the State of Mexico, Mexico with comparisons with adjoining states". ZooKeys 953: 137–159.
- Zaldívar-Riverón A, Nieto-Montes de Oca A (2002). "Variation in the Rare Lizard Barisia rudicollis (Wiegmann) (Anguidae) with Description of a New Species from Central Mexico". Herpetologica 58 (3): 313–326. (Barisia herrerae, new species).
- Zaldívar-Riverón A, Nieto-Montes de Oca A, Laclette JP (2005). "Phylogeny and evolution of dorsal pattern in the Mexican endemic lizard genus Barisia (Anguidae: Gerrhonotinae)". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 43 (3): 243–257.
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| Barisia herrerae | |
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