Anolis fraseri
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| Anolis fraseri | |
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| File:Anolis fraseri.png | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. fraseri
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis fraseri Günther, 1859
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Anolis fraseri, also known commonly as Fraser's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, fraseri, is in honor of British zoologist Louis Fraser.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]A. fraseri is found in Colombia and Ecuador.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of A. fraseri is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,700 m (1,300–5,600 ft).[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]Large for its genus, A. fraseri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11 cm (4.3 in), plus a tail length of 27 cm (11 in). The legs are long, especially the hind legs.[4]
Behavior
[edit | edit source]A. fraseri is arboreal, perching high in trees.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Castañeda MR, Castro F, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis fraseri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178282A18969846. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178282/18969846. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Anolis fraseri 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Anolis fraseri, p. 94).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I–XXIV. (Anolis fraseri, p. 65 + Plate IV).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Boulenger GA (1880). "Reptiles et Batraciens recueillis par M. Émile de Ville dan les Andes de l'Équateur ". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 5: 41–48. (Anolis de Villei, new species, p. 42). (in French).
- Günther A (1859). "Second List of Cold-blooded Vertebrata collected by Mr. Fraser in the Andes of Western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 402–422. (Anolis fraseri, new species, pp. 407–408).
- Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa fraseri, new combination).
- Williams EE (1966). "South American anoles: Anolis biporcatus and Anoli fraseri (Sauria, Iguanidae) compared". Breviora (239): 1–14.
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