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Geographic range:
Neotropical: Endemic to Mexico. Known only from two localities in
Oaxaca and Guerrero.
Physical characteristics: Dorso -
ventrally compressed lizard with triangular head, reaching SV length
of 14 cm. Characteristic features include: Superciliar scale in contact
with cantoloreal, frontonasal is large. Four scales in first row of
temporals. 28 - 31 rows of transversal dorsal scales. Coloration variable,
from yellowish to brownish, with 6 - 8 not well defined transversal
dark stripes on dorsum. Labia, throat and eyelids with yellowish scales.
Food habits: In captivity feeds mainly
on insects, but reportedly also consumes smaller species of lizards.
Reproduction: Viviparous. In captivity
7 live lizards were born 7 moths after copulation.
Behavior: Arboreal, usually found
in epiphytic vegetation.
Habitat: Pine (pine - oak) forest in altitudes of 2100 - 2400
m above sea level.
Biomes: temperate forests
Conservation: Species listed in NOM
(Norma Oficial Mexicana) as species in risk, due to significant habitat
loss, small area of distribution and suspected pressure from illegal
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