Anolis datzorum is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is native to Central America.

Anolis datzorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Dactyloidae
Genus: Anolis
Species:
A. datzorum
Binomial name
Anolis datzorum

Etymology

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The specific name, datzorum (genitive plural), is in honor of German philanthropists Erika Datz and her brother Walter Datz for their support of biodiversity research.[2]

Geographic range

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A. datzorum is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. datzorum is forest, at altitudes of 1,600–2,400 m (5,200–7,900 ft).[1]

Description

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Medium-sized for its genus, A. datzorum may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 5 cm (2.0 in). It has relatively short back legs, no enlarged middorsal scales, keeled ventral scales at midbody, a white to yellowish dewlap in males, and an overall greenish coloration.[3]

Behavior

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A. datzorum is terrestrial and semiarboreal.[1]

Reproduction

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A. datzorum is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nicholson K, Ibáñez R, Köhler G (2020). "Anolis datzorum ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T203088A2760117. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/203088/2760117. Downloaded on 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ 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 datzorum, p. 66).
  3. ^ a b c Species Anolis datzorum at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Köhler G, Ponce M, Sunyer J, Batista A (2007). "Four New Species of Anoles (Genus Anolis) from the Serranía de Tabasará, West-Central Panama (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Herpetologica 63 (3): 375–391. (Anolis datzorum, new species).
  • Köhler G, Vargas J (2010). "Anolis datzorum Köhler, Ponce, Sunyer & Batista, 2007, an addition to the known herpetofauna of Costa Rica". Herpetozoa 23 (1/2): 95–98.
  • Lotzkat S, Köhler J, Hertz A, Köhler G (2010). "Morphology and colouration of male Anolis datzorum (Squamata: Polychrotidae)". Salamandra 46 (1): 48–52.