Anolis bicaorum

Anolis bicaorum
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Anolidae
Genus:	Anolis
Species:	A. bicaorum
Binomial name
	Anolis bicaorum; (G. Köhler, 1996)
Synonyms
	Norops bicaorum ; G. Köhler, 1996; Anolis bicaorum ; — G. Köhler et al., 2007;

Anolis bicaorum, also known commonly as the Bay Islands anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, bicaorum (genitive, plural), is in honor of the members of BICA (Bay Islands Conservation Association) of Honduras.^[3]

Taxonomy

A. bicaorum is in the A. auratus species group, and is closest to A. lemurinus.^[2]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, A. bicaorum may attain a snout-to-vent length of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). It is long-limbed and has a large dewlap. Its body is brownish, and its dewlap is blackish with a red margin and oblique rows of white scales.^[2]

Reproduction

A. bicaorum is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ Townsend, J.H.; Logan, M L, Luque, I.; Wilson, L.D.; Nicholson, K.; Köhler, G. (2021). "Anolis bicaorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T203080A2760000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203080A2760000.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
1 2 3 4 5 Anolis bicaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis bicaorum, p. 25)

Brown TW; Maryon DF; Van den Burg MP; Lonsdale G (2017). "Distribution and natural history notes on Norops bicaorum (Squamata: Dactyloidae) endemic to Isla de Utila, Honduras". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 4 (2): 493–497.
Köhler G (1996). "Additions to the known herpetofauna of the Isla de Utila (Islas de la Bahia, Honduras) with description of a new species of the genus Norops (Reptilia: Iguanidae)". Senckenbergiana Biologica. 76 (1/2): 19–28. (Norops bicaorum, new species)
Schulte U (2008). "Der Saumfinger Norops bicaorum (Köhler, 1996) auf Utila, Honduras". Iguana Rundschreiben (in German). 20 (2): 11–15.
Van Beest P; Hartman M (2003). "De eerste kweek van Norops bicaorum". Lacerta (in Dutch). 61 (1): 3–9.

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[1] Townsend, J.H.; Logan, M L, Luque, I.; Wilson, L.D.; Nicholson, K.; Köhler, G. (2021). "Anolis bicaorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T203080A2760000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203080A2760000.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Anolis bicaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis bicaorum, p. 25)

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