Anolis boettgeri

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Anolis boettgeri
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. boettgeri
Binomial name
Anolis boettgeri
Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms[1]
  • Anolis boettgeri
    Boulenger, 1911
  • Anolis albimaculatus
    & , 1991
  • Dactyloa boettgeri
    — et al., 2012

Anolis boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology[]

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of (1856–1944), a Peruvian who collected the type series.[1]

Geographic range[]

A. boettgeri is found in Oxapampa Province, Peru.[1]

Reproduction[]

A. boettgeri is oviparous.[1]

Taxonomy[]

A. boettgeri has been referred to the Dactyloa punctata species group.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Species Anolis boettgeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading[]

  • Boulenger GA (1911). "Descriptions of new Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 7: 19–25. (Anolis boettgeri, new species, pp. 19–20).
  • , , , Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa boettgeri, new combination, p. 82).
  • , , Lehr E (2008). "Notes on Variation in Anolis boettgeri Boulenger 1911, Assessment of the Status of Anolis albimaculatus Henle & Ehrl 1991, and Description of a New Species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguania) Similar to Anolis boettgeri ". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 251–259.



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