Barisia imbricata

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.^[2]

Barisia imbricata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Anguidae
Genus:	Barisia
Species:	B. imbricata
Binomial name
Barisia imbricata (Wiegmann, 1828)
Synonyms[2]
Gerrhonotus imbricatus Wiegmann, 1828 Barissia imbricata [sic] Gray, 1845 Barisia imbricata Tihen, 1949

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.^[2]

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).^[1]

Behavior

B. imbricata is terrestrial.^[1]

Diet

B. imbricata preys predominately upon insects but will also kill and eat small vertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of B. imbricata has been described as viviparous^[1] and ovoviviparous.^[2] Litter size is up to 11 newborns.^[1]