It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico.

[2] It is known from cloud forests at elevations of 1,480–1,800 m (4,860–5,910 ft) above sea level, including both highly mesic ridgeline and more arid lower slope woodlands.

[1] Abronia morenica possesses three distinct features that differentiate it from the other members of the subgenus Lissabronia to which it has tentatively been assigned.

Adult males measure 92–93 mm (3.6–3.7 in) in snout–vent length.

This lizard from family Anguidae article is a stub.