Anolis boettgeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. boettgeri
Binomial name
Anolis boettgeri
Boulenger, 1911
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis boettgeri
    Boulenger, 1911
  • Anolis albimaculatus
    Henle & Ehrl, 1991
  • Dactyloa boettgeri
    — Nicholson et al., 2012

Anolis boettgeri, also known commonly as Boettger's anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Peru.

Etymology

The specific name, boettgeri, is in honor of Enrique Böttger (1856–1944), a Peruvian who collected the type series.[2]

Geographic range

A. boettgeri is found in Oxapampa Province, Peru.[2]

Reproduction

A. boettgeri is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

A. boettgeri has been referred to the Dactyloa punctata species group.[2]

References

  1. "Anolis boettgeri | IUCN Red List". iucnredlist.org.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Species Anolis boettgeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1911). "Descriptions of new Reptiles from the Andes of South America, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Eighth Series 7: 19–25. (Anolis boettgeri, new species, pp. 19–20).
  • 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 boettgeri, new combination, p. 82).
  • Poe S, Yañez-Miranda C, Lehr E (2008). "Notes on Variation in Anolis boettgeri Boulenger 1911, Assessment of the Status of Anolis albimaculatus Henle & Ehrl 1991, and Description of a New Species of Anolis (Squamata: Iguania) Similar to Anolis boettgeri ". Journal of Herpetology 42 (2): 251–259.



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