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 Edit this 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]
  • Anolis fraseri
    Günther, 1859
  • Anolis de Villei
    Boulenger, 1880
  • Anolis fraseri
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Dactyloa fraseri
    Nicholson et al., 2012

Etymology

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The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.[3]

Geographic range

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A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,310–5,580 ft).[1]

Description

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Large 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

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A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.[1]

Reproduction

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A. fraseri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Anolis fraseri at The 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 fraseri, p. 94)
  4. 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

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  • 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.