Anolis ibanezi
| Anolis ibanezi | |
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| Anolis ibanezi in Cerro Gaital, Panama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Dactyloidae |
| Genus: | Anolis |
| Species: | A. ibanezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis ibanezi | |
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Anolis ibanezi is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, ibanezi, is in honor of Panamanian herpetologist Roberto Ibáñez.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
A. ibanezi found in Costa Rica and Panama.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of A. ibanezi is forest, at altitudes of 400–1,070 m (1,310–3,510 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
Large and long-legged for its genus, A. ibanezi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8 cm (3.1 in). Dorsally, it is bright green, and the area around the eye is bright yellow.[2]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Acosta Chaves V, Batista A, García Rodríguez A, Saborío G, Vargas J (2020). "Anolis ibanezi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203096A2760292. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203096/2760292. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Anolis ibanezi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis ibanezi, p. 129).
Further reading[edit]
- Batista A, Vesely M, Mebert K, Lotzkat S, Köhler G (2015). "A new species of Dactyloa from eastern Panama, with comments on other Dactyloa species present in the region". Zootaxa 4039 (1): 57–84. (Dactyloa ibanezi).
- Lotzkat S, Hertz A, Bienentreu J-F, Köhler G (2013). "Distribution and variation of the giant alpha anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae) of the genus Dactyloa in the highlands of western Panama, with the description of a new species formerly referred to as D. microtus ". Zootaxa 3626 (1): 001–054.
- Nicholson KE, Crother BI, Guyer C, Savage JM (2012). "It is time for a new classification of anoles (Squamata: Dactyloidae)". Zootaxa 3477: 1–108. (Dactyloa ibanezi, new combination).
- Poe S, Latella IM, Ryan MJ, Schaad EW (2009). "A new species of Anolis lizard (Squamata, Iguania) from Panama". Phyllomedusa 8 (2): 81–87. (Anolis ibanezi, new species).
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