Anolis capito
| Anolis capito | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. capito |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis capito Peters, 1863 | |
Anolis capito, the bighead anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.[2] Although they are active all day, it seems that these enigmatic anoles spend the majority of their time in the shade, where they reside low on trees in a shady rain forest. The mean temperature of the body is 28.8 +/- 0.5 degrees Celsius, meaning that it is 1.3 degrees Celsius higher than the substrate and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than the air. Compared to males, females are larger and reach sexual maturity at a larger SVL.[3]
References
- ↑ Acosta Chaves, V.; Batista, A.; Chaves, G.; Ibáñez, R.; Köhler, G.; Nicholson, K.; Porras, L.W.; Sunyer, J. (2020). "Anolis capito". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T197442A2483996. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197442A2483996.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Anolis capito at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Vitt, L. J.; Zani, P. A. (2005). "Ecology and Reproduction of Anolis capito in Rain Forest of Southeastern Nicaragua". Journal of Herpetology. 39 (1): 36–42. doi:10.1670/00221511(2005)039[0036:EAROAC]2.0.CO;2 (inactive 1 April 2026).
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