| Anolis boulengerianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. boulengerianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis boulengerianus Thominot, 1887 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Anolis boulengerianus, also known commonly as the Tehuantepec anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
Etymology
The specific name, boulengerianus, is in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Geographic range
A. boulengerianus is found in southeastern Oaxaca.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. boulengerianus is forest.[1]
Description
Moderate-sized for its genus, A. boulengerianus may attain a snout-to-vent length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in) in males. Females are about 10% smaller.[2]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Campbell JA, Flores-Villela O (2007). "Anolis boulengerianus ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T64198A12747214. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/64198/12747214. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis boulengerianus 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 boulengerianus, p. 34).
Further reading
- Köhler G, Trejo Pérez RG, Peterson CBP, Méndez de la Cruz FR (2014). "A revision of the Mexican Anolis (Reptilia, Squamata, Dactyloidae) from the Pacific versant west of the Isthmus de Tehuantepec in the states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Puebla, with the description of six new species". Zootaxa 3862 (1): 1–210. (Anolis boulengerianus, p. 103).
- Mata-Silva V, Johnson JD, Wilson LD, García-Padilla E (2015). "The herpetofauna of Oaxaca, Mexico: composition, physiographic distribution, and conservation status". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (1): 6–62.
- Thominot A (1887). "Description de trois espèces nouvelles d' Anolis et d'un amphisbænian ". Bulletin de la Societé Philomatique de Paris, Septième Série [= Seventh Series] 11: 182–190. (Anolis boulengerianus, new species, pp. 182–183). (in French).
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