Anolis dollfusianus

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Anolis dollfusianus, also known commonly as the coffee anole and el abaniquillo de cafetal in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native Guatemala and Mexico.[2]

Anolis dollfusianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. dollfusianus
Binomial name
Anolis dollfusianus
Bocourt, 1873
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis dollfusianus
    Bocourt, 1873
  • Norops dollfusianus
    Guyer & Savage, 1976
  • Anolis dollfusianus
    Liner, 2007

Etymology

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The specific name, dollfusianus, is in honor of French zoologist Auguste Dollfus.[3]

Geographic range

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A. dollfusianus is found in western Guatemala and in the southernmost Mexican state of Chiapas.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. dollfusianus is forest, but the species also occurs in coffee plantations. It is found at altitudes of 200–1,200 m (660–3,940 ft).[1]

Reproduction

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A. dollfusianus is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Campbell J, Muñoz-Alonso A (2020). "Anolis dollfusianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T197454A2485338. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/197454/2485338. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Anolis dollfusianus ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Anolis&species=dollfusianus
  3. ^ 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 dollfusianus, p. 74).

Further reading

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  • Bocourt MF (1873). In: Duméril A[HA], Bocourt MF, Mocquard F (1873). "Études sur les reptiles ". pp. i–xiv, 1–1012. In: Milne Edwards H, Vaillant L (editors) (1870–1909). Recherches Zoologiques pour servir à l'Histoire de la Faune de l'Amérique Centrale et du Mexique. Paris: Mission Scientifique au Mexique et dans l'Amérique. (Impremerie Impériale, printer). (Anolis dollfusianus, new species, pp. 84–85). (in French).
  • Johnson JD, Mata-Silva V, García Padilla E, Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (3): 272–329. (Norops dollfusianus).
  • Köhler G, Acevedo M (2004). "The anoles (genus Norops) of Guatemala. I. The species of the Pacific versant below 1500 m elevation". Salamandra 40 (2): 113–140. (Norops dollfusianus).