Anolis duellmani
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Anolis duellmani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. duellmani
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Binomial name | |
Anolis duellmani | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Norops duellmani (Fitch & Henderson, 1973) |
Anolis duellmani, also known commonly as Duellman's anole, Duellman's pygmy anole, and el abanaquillo de Duellman in Mexican Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edward Duellman.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]A. duellmani is found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. duellmani is forest.[1]
Description
[edit]A. duellmani is very small for its genus. Adult males have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 3.5 cm (1.4 in). The tail is about one and two thirds SVL.[2]
Reproduction
[edit]Taxonomy
[edit]A. duellmani belongs to the Anolis auratus species group.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Flores-Villela O, Lopez-Luna MA (2007). "Anolis duellmani ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64193A12746405. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64193/12746405. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Species Anolis duellmani at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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 duellmani, p. 76).
Further reading
[edit]- Fitch HS, Henderson RW (1973). "A New Anole (Reptilia: Iguanidae) from Southern Veracruz, Mexico". Journal of Herpetology 7 (2): 125–128. (Anolis duellmani, new species).
- Pavon-Vazquez CJ, Solano-Zavaleta I, Gray LN (2014). "Morphological variation and natural history of Anolis duellmani (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Mesoamerican Herpetology 1 (1): 146–153.