Anolis cuprinus
| Anolis cuprinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. cuprinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis cuprinus H.M. Smith, 1964 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Anolis cuprinus, also known commonly as the copper anole, the Chiapas anole, and el abaniquillo de Chiapas in Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Mexico.
Geographic range
A. cuprinus is found in southeastern Mexico, in the Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. cuprinus is montane cloud forest, but the species has also been found in coffee plantations.[1]
Description
A cuprinus may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.3 cm (2.1 in), with a tail length of 11.2 cm (4.4 in). The dewlap is bright red, and reaches mid-thorax. The interparietal scale is distinctly smaller than the ear opening.[2]
Reproduction
Etymology
The synonym, A. breedlovei, was named in honor of American botanist Dennis Eugene Breedlove.[3]
References
- 1 2 Canseco-Márquez, L.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2007). "Anolis cuprinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007 e.T64191A12746097. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64191A12746097.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Species Anolis cuprinus at The Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.. (Anolis breedlovei, p. 38).
Further reading
- Casas-Andreu G; Méndez-de la Cruz FR; Aguilar-Miguel X (2004). "Anfibios y Reptiles". In García-Mendoza AJ; Ordóñez-Díaz MJ; Briones-Sales M (eds.). Biodiversidad de Oaxaca (in Spanish). México: Distrito Federal: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología World Wildlife Fund; Oaxaca, Oaxaca: Fondo Oaxaqueño para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. pp. 375–390. ISBN 9789703220458.
- Smith HM (1964). "A New Anolis from Oaxaca, Mexico". Herpetologica. 20 (1): 31–33. (Anolis cuprinus, new species)
- Smith HM; Paulson DR (1968). "A New Lizard of the scheidi group of Anolis from Mexico". Southwestern Naturalist. 13 (3): 365–368. Bibcode:1968SWNat..13..365S. doi:10.2307/3669237. JSTOR 3669237. (Anolis breedlovei, new species)