Anolis fraseri

Anolis fraseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
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

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.

Etymology

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,300–5,600 ft).[1]

Description

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

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

Reproduction

A. fraseri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Castañeda MR, Castro F, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178282A18969846. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178282/18969846. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Anolis fraseri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis fraseri, p. 94).
  4. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV).

Further reading

  • 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 5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42). (in French).
  • 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. (Dactyloa fraseri, new combination).
  • Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.



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