Anolis cuprinus
Anolis cuprinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Dactyloidae |
Genus: | Anolis |
Species: | A. cuprinus
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Binomial name | |
Anolis cuprinus H.M. Smith, 1964
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Anolis cuprinus, also known commonly as the copper anole, the Chiapas anole, and el abaniquillo de Chiapas in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Geographic range[]
A. cuprinus is found in southeastern Mexico, in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitat of A. cuprinus is montane cloud forest, but the species has also been found in coffee plantations.[1]
Description[]
A cuprinus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.3 cm (2.1 in), with a tail length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in). The dewlap is bright red, and reaches mid-thorax. The interparietal scale is distinctly smaller than the ear opening.[2]
Reproduction[]
Etymology[]
The synonym, A. breedlovei, was named in honor of American botanist Dennis Eugene Breedlove.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b , (2007). "Anolis cuprinus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64191A12746097. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64191/12746097. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Anolis cuprinus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis breedlovei, p. 38).
Further reading[]
- , , Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles ". pp. 375–390. In: , , (editors) (2004). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca. México, Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. 605 pp. ISBN 9789703220458. (in Spanish).
- Smith HM (1964). "A New Anolis from Oaxaca, Mexico". Herpetologica 20 (1): 31–33. (Anolis cuprinus, new species).
- Smith HM, (1968). "A New Lizard of the scheidi group of Anolis from Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist 13 (3): 365–368. (Anolis breedlovei, new species).
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Anoles
- Reptiles described in 1964
- Taxa named by Hobart Muir Smith
- Endemic fauna of Mexico
- Reptiles of Mexico
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