Anolis nicefori
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. nicefori |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis nicefori (Dunn, 1944) | |
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Anolis nicefori, also known commonly as Niceforo's Andes anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, nicefori, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María, born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellín, Colombia.[3]: 190
Geographic distribution
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Anolis nicefori is forest, at elevations of 2,000–2,600 m (6,560–8,530 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed habitats such as pasture.[1]
Reproduction
References
- 1 2 Caicedo JR; Calderón M; Ines Hladki A; Ramírez Pinilla M; Renjifo J; Rivas G; Urbina N (2019). "Anolis nicefori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T44577530A44577541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T44577530A44577541.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Anolis nicefori at the Reptarium.cz 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
- Barros, T.R.; Williams, E.E.; Viloria, A. (1996). "The Genus Phenacosaurus (Squamata: Iguania) in Western Venezuela: Phenacosaurus teterii, New Species, Phenacosaurus euskalerriari, New Species, and Phenacosaurus nicefori Dunn, 1944". Breviora (504): 1–30.
- Dunn, E.R. (1944). "The Lizard Genus Phenacosaurus ". Caldasia. 3: 57–62. (Phenacosaurus nicefori, new species, p. 59).
- Nicholson, K.E.; Crother, B.I.; Guyer, C.; Savage, J.M. (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 nicefori, new combination).
- Poe, S. (1998). "Skull Characters and the Cladistic Relationships of the Hispaniolan Twig Anolis ". Herpetological Monographs. 12: 192–236. doi:10.2307/1467021. JSTOR 1467021. (Anolis nicefori, new combination)