Anolis duellmani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. duellmani
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

The specific name, duellmani, is in honor of American herpetologist William Edward Duellman.[3]

Geographic range

A. duellmani is found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. duellmani is forest.[1]

Description

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

A. duellmani is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. duellmani belongs to the Anolis auratus species group.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Species Anolis duellmani 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 duellmani, p. 76).

Further reading

  • 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.



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