| Barisia imbricata | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (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. imbricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Barisia imbricata (Wiegmann, 1828) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
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.
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).
Behavior
B. imbricata is terrestrial.
Diet
B. imbricata preys predominately upon insects but will also kill and eat small vertebrates.
Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of B. imbricata has been described as viviparous and ovoviviparous. Litter size is up to 11 newborns.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Barisia imbricata | |
| Gerrhonotus imbricatus | |
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