Anolis campbelli

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Anolis campbelli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. campbelli
Binomial name
Anolis campbelli
Synonyms[2]
  • Norops campbelli
    G. Köhler & E.N. Smith, 2008
  • Anolis campbelli
    Poe et al., 2017

Anolis campbelli is an endangered species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Guatemala and extreme southeastern Mexico.

Etymology

The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of American herpetologist Jonathan A. Campbell.[3]

Geographic range

A. campbelli is found in western Guatemala and in the adjacent Mexican state of Chiapas.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. campbelli is forest, at altitudes of 1,540–1,660 m (5,050–5,450 ft).[1]

Reproduction

A. campbelli is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Acevedo M, Johnson J, Ariano-Sánchez D (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T203081A2760007.en. Accessed on 05 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Species Anolis campbelli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  3. ^ 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 campbelli, p. 46).

Further reading

  • Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. Offenbach, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. ISBN 978-3936180282.
  • Köhler G, Smith EN (2008). "A New Species of Anole of the Norops schiedei Group from Western Guatemala (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica 64 (2): 216–223. (Norops campbelli, new species).