Anolis lynchi, also known commonly as Lynch's anole and el cameleón sudamericano de Lynch in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
| Anolis lynchi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. lynchi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis lynchi Miyata, 1985 | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, lynchi, is in honor of American herpetologist John Douglas Lynch.[2]: 163
Geographic range
editHabitat
editReproduction
editTaxonomy
editAnolis lynchi is a member of the Anolis auratus species group.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 Castro-Herrera F; Castañeda MR; Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis lynchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T178604A18967012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T178604A18967012.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 Species Anolis lynchi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
edit- Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. (2024). Reptiles of Ecuador: Life in the middle of the world. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731408. 1,073 pp. (Foreword by Russell A. Mittermeier).
- Miyata, K. (1985). "A New Anolis of the lionotus Group from Northwestern Ecuador and Southwestern Colombia (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Breviora (481): 1–11. (Anolis lynchi, new species).
- Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–229 (e178).