Keeping of Red-lipped arboreal alligator lizard (Abronia lythrochila H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1963) at BION Terrarium Center

Anastasiia Tkach, Mariana Lypka, Zhanna Sobchenko, Oleksii Marushchak

The Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard (Abronia lythrochila H.M. Smith & Álvarez del Toro, 1963) is an insectivorous representative of the Anguidae family. This species is endemic to the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, inhabiting seasonally dry pine-oak forests at elevations between 2,000 and 3,000 meters. The species has a relatively small geographic range but is common within it. Abronias in general are threatened by deforestation, but much of its range is in protected areas, including Lagunas de Montebello National Park.