Anolis danieli is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[2]

Anolis danieli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. danieli
Binomial name
Anolis danieli
Synonyms[2]
  • Anolis danieli
    E. Williams, 1988
  • Dactyloa danielsi
    Nicholson et al., 2012

Etymology

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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

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The preferred natural habitat of A. danieli is forest, at altitudes of 1,200–1,800 m (3,900–5,900 ft).[1]

Description

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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

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A. danieli is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Species Anolis danieli 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 danieli, p. 64).
  4. ^ Williams EE (1988).

Further reading

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  • 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.