Anolis campbelli

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Anolis campbelli
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. campbelli
Binomial name
Anolis campbelli
Synonyms[2]
  • Norops campbelli
    G. Köhler & E.N. Smith, 2008
  • Anolis campbelli
    Poe et al., 2017

Anolis campbelli is an endangered species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Guatemala and extreme southeastern Mexico.

Etymology[]

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[3]

Geographic range[]

A. campbelli is found in western Guatemala and in the adjacent Mexican state of Chiapas.[1][2]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of A. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,540–1,660 m (5,050–5,450 ft).[1]

Reproduction[]

A. campbelli is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Acevedo M, Johnson J, Ariano-Sánchez D (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203081A2760007.en. Accessed on 05 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Species Anolis campbelli 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 campbelli, p. 46).

Further reading[]

  • Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
  • Köhler G, Smith EN (2008). "A New Species of Anole of the Norops schiedei Group from Western Guatemala (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica 64 (2): 216–223. (Norops campbelli, new species).



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