Anolis fuscoauratus

Anolis fuscoauratus
Slender Anole, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Dactyloidae
Genus:Anolis
Species: A. fuscoauratus
Binomial name
Anolis fuscoauratus

Anolis fuscoauratus, commonly known as the slender anole, slender Amazon anole, or brown-eared anole,[2] is a species of anole endemic to northern South America.

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Described as a new species in 1837, in 2009 it was discovered in the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.[3]

The specific name, fuscoauratus, comes from the Latin roots fuscus (combining form, fusco-) meaning "dark" and auratus meaning "golden". The name is attributed to the lizard's morphologic characteristics in that its color is dark gold.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Anolis fuscoauratus, The Reptile Database.
  2. ↑ Slender Anole, Wild Herps.
  3. ↑ New Lizard found in Brazil reserve, World Land Trust.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. Iguanidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. ("Anolis fusco-auratus", pp. 48-49).
  • d'Orbigny A. 1837. In Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1837. Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. + errata et emendenda. ("Anolis fusco-auratus. D'Orbigny.", new species, pp. 110–111). (in French).
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