Neotropical green anole
| Neotropical green anole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. biporcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anolis biporcatus Wiegmann, 1834 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Norops biporcatus | |
The Neotropical green anole (Anolis biporcatus), also known as the giant green anole, is a species of anole lizard.[1] It is found in forests, both disturbed and undisturbed, in Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. More southern populations, in southwestern Colombia and western Ecuador, were recognized as a separate species, A. parvauritus in 2017.[2]
As suggested by its common names, the Neotropical green or giant anole is mostly green in color and relatively large, among the largest anoles in the mainland of the Americas. Males have a snout-to-vent length of about 7.0–10.3 cm (2.8–4.1 in) and the females, which grow slightly larger, about 7.0–10.8 cm (2.8–4.3 in). In general there is little sexual dimorphism in this species. The tail is roughly double the length of the snout-to-vent.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Anolis biporcatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 May 2014.
- 1 2 Armstead; Ayala-Varela; Torres-Carvajal; Ryan; Poe (2017). "Systematics and ecology of Anolis biporcatus (Squamata: Iguanidae)". Salamandra. 52 (2): 285–293.