Anolis serranoi
| Anolis serranoi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. serranoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis serranoi (G. Köhler, 1999) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Anolis serranoi, Serrano's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Central America.
Etymology
The specific name, serranoi, is in honor of Dr. Francisco Serrano, a biologist and conservationist in El Salvador.[3]
Geographic range
A. serranoi inhabits areas at up to 1,000 m (3,280 ft) altitude along the Pacific shores of Central America from Chiapas, Mexico, through Guatemala, to El Salvador.
Description
A. serranoi has long hind limbs, a divided prenasal scale, and a red dewlap in adult males.
Reproduction
References
- ↑ Campbell, J.A.; Muñoz-Alonso, A. (2020). "Anolis serranoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T197441A2483887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197441A2483887.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- 1 2 Anolis serranoi 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. (Anolis serranoi, p. 241)
Further reading
- Johnson JD; Mata-Silva V; García-Padilla E; Wilson LD (2015). "The Herpetofauna of Chiapas, Mexico: composition, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology. 2 (3): 272–329.
- Köhler G (1999). "Eine neue Saumfingerart der Gattung Norops von der Pazifikseite des nördlichen Mittelamerika". Salamandra (in German, English, and Spanish). 35 (1): 37–52. (Norops serranoi, new species)