Anolis townsendi
| Anolis townsendi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Anolidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. townsendi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis townsendi Stejneger, 1900 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Norops townsendi (Stejneger, 1900) | |
Anolis townsendi, Townsend's anole or Cocos Island anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Cocos Island in Costa Rica.[2]
Ecology
A. townsendi is sometimes predated on by the Cocos cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus), a bird and another endemic species of the island.[3]
References
- ↑ Chaves, G.; Acosta Chaves, V. (2020). "Anolis townsendi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203123A2760813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203123A2760813.en. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Anolis townsendi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Tenorio Brenes, J. (2020). T. S. Schulenberg; S. M. Billerman; B. K. Keeney (eds.). "Cocos Cuckoo (Coccyzus ferrugineus)". Birds of the World Online. 2.0. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.coccuc1.02. Retrieved September 25, 2022.