Anolis haguei, also known commonly as Hague's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Guatemala.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. haguei
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| Anolis haguei L.C. Stuart, 1942
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Etymology edit
The specific name, haguei, is in honor of Henry Hague who in 1867 led a collecting expedition in Guatemala for the Smithsonian Institution.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of A. haguei is forest, at altitudes of 1,750–2,100 m (5,740–6,890 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Acevedo, M.; Ariano-Sánchez, D.; Johnson, J. (2021). "Anolis haguei ". iucnredlist.org. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ a b c Species Anolis haguei at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis hague, p. 114).
Further reading edit
- Hofmann, Erich; Townsend, Josiah H. (2017). "Origins and biogeography of the Anolis crassulus subgroup (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in the highlands of nuclear Central America". BMC Ecology and Evolution 17: "267". (14 pages).
- Stuart LC (1942). "Comments on Several Species of Anolis from Guatemala, with Descriptions of Three New Forms". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (464): 1–10. (Anolis haguei, new species, pp. 3–5).
- Stuart LC (1948). "The Amphibians and Reptiles of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (69): 1–109. (Anolis crassulus haguei, new combination and reduction to subspecific status, pp. 47–48).
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