Anolis boettgeri

Anolis boettgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Anolidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. boettgeri
Binomial name
Anolis boettgeri
Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis boettgeri
    Boulenger, 1911
  • Anolis albimaculatus
    Henle & Ehrl, 1991
  • Dactyloa boettgeri
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of Enrique Böttger (1856–1944), a Peruvian who collected the type series.[2]

Geographic range

A. boettgeri is found in Oxapampa Province, Peru.[2]

Reproduction

A. boettgeri is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. boettgeri has been referred to the Dactyloa punctata species group.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lehr, E. (2021). "Anolis boettgeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T48279715A48279724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T48279715A48279724.en. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Anolis boettgeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1911). "Descriptions of new Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Eighth Series. 7 (37): 19–25. doi:10.1080/00222931108692903. (Anolis boettgeri, new species, pp. 19–20)
  • Nicholson KE; Crother BI; Guyer C; Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa. 3477: 1–108. Bibcode:2012Zoot.34777.1.1N. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3477.1.1. (Dactyloa boettgeri, new combination, p. 82)
  • Poe S; Yañez-Miranda C; Lehr E (2008). "Notes on Variation in Anolis boettgeri Boulenger 1911, Assessment of the Status of Anolis albimaculatus Henle & Ehrl 1991, and Description of a New Species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguania) Similar to Anolis boettgeri". Journal of Herpetology. 42 (2): 251–259. doi:10.1670/06-2752.1.