Anolis danieli
| Anolis danieli | |
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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. danieli
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| Binomial name | |
| Anolis danieli E. Williams, 1988
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Anolis danieli is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, danieli, is in honor of Colombian monk Brother Daniel Gonzalez Patiño (1909–1988), who was Director of the Museo de Historia Natural, Instituto de La Salle in Bogotá.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of A. danieli is forest, at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
A large anole with a long tail, A. danielsi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12 cm (4.7 in), and a tail length of 33 cm (13 in).[4]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Castañeda MR, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas P, Velasco J (2019). "Anolis danieli ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T44577320A44577325. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44577320/44577325. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Anolis danieli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Anolis danieli, p. 64).
- ^ Williams EE (1988).
Further reading[edit]
- 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 danielsi, new combination, p. 82).
- Velasco JA, Hoyos JM (2010). "Phylogenetic analysis of the latifrons series of Anolis (Sauria: Iguania) with morphological data". Anolis Newsletter 6: 203–212.
- Williams EE (1988). "New or Problematic Anolis from Colombia. V. Anolis danieli, a New Species of the latifrons Species Group and a Reassessment of Anolis apollinaris Boulenger, 1919". Breviora (489): 1–13.
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