| Abronia vasconcelosii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
| CITES Appendix II (CITES) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Anguidae |
| Genus: | Abronia |
| Species: | A. vasconcelosii |
| Binomial name | |
| Abronia vasconcelosii (Bocourt, 1872) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Abronia vasconcelosii, sometimes known as Bocourt's arboreal alligator lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Anguidae. It is endemic to the plateau of the Guatemalan Highlands, where it occurs in lower montane moist forest and cloud forest habitat at elevations around 2,000–2,200 m (6,600–7,200 ft) above sea level. Abronia vasconcelosii exhibits complex aggressive behavior patterns, including approaches, head flexing, and body arching, particularly during male-male encounters where aggression is more pronounced, leading to biting behaviors directed at the tail.
References
Formanowicz, D. R., Brodie, E. D., & Campbell, J. A. (1990). Intraspecific Aggression in Abronia vasconcelosii (Sauria, Anguidae), a Tropical, Arboreal Lizard. Biotropica, 22(4), 391–396. https://doi.org/10.2307/2388556
- ^ Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D. & Johnson, J. (2020) . "Abronia vasconcelosii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T203019A175756884. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T203019A175756884.en. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Abronia vasconcelosii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 September 2022.
- "Bocourt's Arboreal Alligator Lizard Abronia vasconcelosii". HerpMapper. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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| Abronia vasconcelosii | |
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