Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
| Anolis fraseri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. fraseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis fraseri Günther, 1859 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.[3]
Geographic range
editHabitat
editDescription
editLarge for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), plus a tail length of 27 cm (11 in). The legs are long, especially the hind legs.[4]
Behavior
editReproduction
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Castañeda MR; Castro F; Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178282A18969846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178282A18969846.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri at The 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 fraseri, p. 94)
- ↑ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. II. Iguanidæ .... (Second ed.). London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV)
Further reading
edit- Boulenger GA (1880). "Reptiles et Batraciens recueillis par M. Émile de Ville dan les Andes de l'Équateur". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France (in French). 5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42)
- Günther A (1859). "Second List of Cold-blooded Vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1859: 402–422. (Anolis fraseri, new species, pp. 407–408)
- Nicholson KE; Crother BI; Guyer C; Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa. 3477: 1–108. Bibcode:2012Zoot.34777.1.1N. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. (Dactyloa fraseri, new combination)
- Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.