Barisia levicollis

Barisia levicollis, also known commonly as the Chihuahuan alligator lizard and el escorpión de Chihuhua in Mexican Spanish, is a species of medium-sized lizard in the family Anguidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]

Barisia levicollis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Anguidae
Genus: Barisia
Species:
B. levicollis
Binomial name
Barisia levicollis
Stejneger, 1890
Synonyms[2]
  • Barissia [sic] levicollis
    Stejneger, 1890
  • Gerrhonotus imbricatus levicollis
    — Dunn, 1936
  • Gerrhonotus levicollis
    — H.M. Smith, 1942
  • Barisia levicollis
    — Tihen, 1949

Geographic range

B. levicollis is found in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of B. levicollis is forest,[1] at altitudes of 2,400–3,110 m (7,870–10,200 ft).[2]

Behavior

B. levicollis is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

B. levicollis is ovoviviparous.[2]

References
  1. Santos-Barrera G, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Barisia levicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T63694A12699047. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. Species Barisia levicollis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org

Further reading
  • Stejneger L (1890). "On the North American lizards of the genus Barissia of Gray". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 13: 183–185. (Barissia levicollis, new species, pp. 184–185).


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