Mesaspis antauges (Cope, 1866)
Pico de Orizaba alligator lizard
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1964 (1800's?)
Rediscovered in ?
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Mount Orizaba, Veracruz State, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Cope, Edward Drinker. (1866). Fourth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 18: 123-132.
Other references:
Solano-Zavaleta, Israel et al. (2017). Solving a 50-year Mystery: Rediscovery of Mesaspis antauges (Squamata: Anguidae). Zootaxa 4303(4): 559-572. [Abstract]
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22611/mesaspis-antauges