Anolis mariarum
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. mariarum |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis mariarum Barbour, 1932 | |
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Anolis mariarum, also known commonly as the blemished anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Geographic range
Anolis mariarum is found in central northwestern Colombia, in the department of Antioquia.[1][2]
Etymology
The specific name, mariarum (Latin, genitive, plural), is in honor of two Roman Catholic monks, Brother Apolinar Maria (1877–1949) and Brother Nicéforo Maria (1888–1980).[3]: 169
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Anolis mariarum is forest, at altitudes of 1,300–2,900 m (4,300–9,500 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed areas such as city parks and forest edges.[1]
Reproduction
Taxonomy
Anolis mariarum is a member of the Anolis auratus species group.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Castañeda, M.R.; Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P.; Velasco, J.; Bock, B. (2019). "Anolis mariarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T44577482A44577489. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44577482A44577489.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Species Anolis mariarum 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.
Further reading
- Barbour, T. (1932). "New Anoles". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club. 12: 97–102. (Anolis mariarum, new species).
- Bock, Brian; Ortega, Angela; Zapata, Ana María; Páez, Vivian P. (2009). "Microgeographic body size variation in a high elevation Andean anole (Anolis marirum: Squamata, Polychrotidae)". Revista de Biología Tropical. 57 (4): 1253–1262. doi:10.15517/rbt.v57i4.5462. PMID 20073350.
- Bock, B.C.; Zapata, A.M.; Páez, V.P. (2010). "Survivorship rates of adult Anolis mariarum (Squamata: Polychrotidae) in two populations with differing mean and asymptomatic body sizes". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo. 50 (3): 43–50. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492010000300001.
- Grisales-Martínez, F.A.; Velasco, J.A.; Bolívar, W.; Williams, E.E.; Daza, J.M. (2017). "The taxonomic status and phylogenetic status of some poorly known Anolis species from the Andes of Colombia with the description of a nomen nudum taxon". Zootaxa. 4303 (2): 213–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4303.2.2. (in English, with an abstract in Spanish).