Anolis johnmeyeri, also known commonly as Meyer's anole, is an endangered species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Honduras.[2]
| Anolis johnmeyeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. johnmeyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis johnmeyeri | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, johnmeyeri, is in honor of herpetologist John Raymond Meyer.[3]: 177
Habitat
editThe natural habitat of Anolis johnmeyeri is cloud forest, at elevations of 1,340–2,000 m (4,400–6,560 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editTaxonomy
editA member of the Anolis auratus species group, Anolis johnmeyeri is closely related to Anolis pijolense and Anolis purpurgularis.[2]
References
edit- 1 2 Townsend JH; Luque I; Wilson LD; Nicholson K; Köhler G (2020). "Anolis johnmeyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203099A2760400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203099A2760400.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis johnmeyeri 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.
Further reading
edit- Köhler, G. (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas (in German). Vol. Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. ISBN 3-9806214-0-5. (Norops johnmeyeri, p. 62)
- McCranie, J.R.; Wilson, L.D.; Williams, K.L. (1984). "Anolis johnmeyeri Wilson & McCranie: additional specimens and a new locality". Journal of Herpetology. 18 (3): 337–338.
- Poe, S. (2025). A Guide to the Anolis Lizards (Anoles) of Mainland Central and South America. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691192871. 432 pp.
- Wilson, L.D.; McCranie, J.R. (1982). "A New Cloud Forest Anolis (Sauria: Iguanidae) of the schiedei Group from Honduras". Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science. 85 (3): 133–141. (Anolis johnmeyeri, new species).