Anolis lynchi
| Anolis lynchi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. lynchi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis lynchi Miyata, 1985
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Anolis lynchi, also known commonly as Lynch's anole and el cameleón sudamericano de Lynch in South American Spanish, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to northwestern South America.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, lynchi, is in honor of American herpetologist John Douglas Lynch.[2]: 163
Geographic range
[edit]Anolis lynchi is found in southwestern Colombia and adjacent northwestern Ecuador.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Anolis lynchi is forest, at altitudes around 600 m (2,000 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]Anolis lynchi is oviparous.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Anolis lynchi is a member of the Anolis auratus species group.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Castro-Herrera F, Castañeda MR, Mayer GC (2020). "Anolis lynchi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T178604A18967012. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178604/18967012. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Species Anolis lynchi at The Reptile Database
Further reading
[edit]- Arteaga, A.; Bustamante, L.; Vieira, J. (2024). Reptiles of Ecuador: Life in the middle of the world. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899731408. 1,073 pp. (Foreword by Russell A. Mittermeier).
- Miyata, K. (1985). "A New Anolis of the lionotus Group from Northwestern Ecuador and Southwestern Colombia (Sauria: Iguanidae)". Breviora (481): 1–11. (Anolis lynchi, new species).
- Torres-Carvajal, O.; Pazmiño-Otamendi, G.; Salazar-Valenzuela, D. (2019). "Reptiles of Ecuador: a resource-rich online portal, with dynamic checklists and photographic guides". Amphibian & Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 209–229 (e178).