Anolis kemptoni
| Anolis kemptoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. kemptoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis kemptoni Dunn, 1940 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Anolis kemptoni, or Kempton's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, kemptoni, is in honor of American physician Kempton Potter Aiken Taylor, who was the younger brother of poet Conrad Aiken.[3]
Geographic range
A. kemptoni is native to Costa Rica and Panama.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. kemptoni is forest, at altitudes of 1,100–2,000 m (3,610–6,560 ft).[1]
Behavior
Reproduction
Taxonomy
A. kemptoni is a member of the Anolis auratus species group.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Ibáñez R; Jaramillo C; Köhler G (2020). "Anolis kemptoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203100A2760407. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203100A2760407.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Anolis kemptoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 May 2017.
- ↑ 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 kemptoni, p. 139)
Further reading
- Dunn ER; Emmett Reid Dunn (1940). "New and Noteworthy Herpetological Material from Panama". Proceedings of the Acadademy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 92: 105–122. (Anolis kemptoni, new species)
- Köhler G (2000). Reptilien und Amphibien Mittelamerikas, Band 1: Krokodile, Schildkröten, Echsen (in German). Offenbach: Herpeton Verlag. (Norops kemptoni, new combination, p. 62)
- Savage, Jay M.; Guyer, Craig (1998). "A new species of anole lizard, genus Norops (Squamata: Polychrotidae), from the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical. 46 (3): 805–809. (Norops pandoensis, new species)