Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia montecristoi), recorded as Endangered
Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia montecristoi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia montecristoi

Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae — Abronia montecristoi, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Abronia montecristoi
Taxonomy
Squamata · Anguidae · Abronia

Appearance

While there is not much known about A. Montecristoi, McCranie and Wilson described the color of the back as antique brown, with pale, cinnamon-colored crossbands, with the color buff-yellow on the sides. The head is also colored cinnamon. The scales on the top of the head have little black dots.

Range and habitat

The species is distributed in the cloud forests of El Salvador as well as Honduras.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

This species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List Since A. Montecristoi inhabits many cloud forests, its future looks bleak.

Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard, Wikidata item Q2711736. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard?
Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Anguidae — Abronia montecristoi.
What is the conservation status of Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Abronia montecristoi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard live?
The species is distributed in the cloud forests of El Salvador as well as Honduras.
Why is Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard in crisis?
This species is classified as Endangered by the IUCN Red List Since A. Montecristoi inhabits many cloud forests, its future looks bleak.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Abronia montecristoi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Monte Cristo Arboreal Alligator Lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.