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.

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.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of B. imbricata are forest and grassland, at altitudes of 1,200 –.

Behavior
B. imbricata is terrestrial.

Diet
B. imbricata preys predominately upon insects but will also kill and eat small vertebrates.

Reproduction
The mode of reproduction of B. imbricata has been described as viviparous and ovoviviparous. Litter size is up to 11 newborns.